In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil eaten by adam and eve in the garden of eden”. Today it says “name given to the fruit growing in the garden of eden that god commands mankind not to eat”.
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In the Bible , the forbidden fruit is the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden . According to the narrative, as a result of eating this fruit, Adam and Eve lost their innocence, began to know good from evil, and were exiled from the garden where they were forced to adopt agriculture for a living.1Popularly, the fruit has been identified as an apple (perhaps as a Latin pun of 'malus' sounding like 'evil' and 'apple'), although the Bible does not identify the fruit as an apple. Judaism teaches that the fruit may have been either grape , fig , or wheat . The term forbidden fruit also refers generally to anything that is tempting but potentially dangerous or harmful, particularly relating to sexuality or recreational drug use .2
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Adam tasting the forbidden fruit.Fresco from the cloister of the monastery of Cantauque ( Provence )." Forbidden fruit " is any object of desire whose appeal is a direct result of the knowledge that it cannot or should not be obtained or something that someone may want but is forbidden to have.The metaphorical phrase forbidden fruit refers to the Book of Genesis , where it is the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden .As a result of their decision to eat the fruit, Adam and Eve lost their innocence , became separated from God and were exiled from the garden where they were forced to adopt agriculture under less than desirable circumstances for a living.Old Testament, Genesis 2:16-17, "And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Depiction of the original sin by Pieter Paul Rubens Forbidden fruit is a phrase that originates from Genesis concerning Adam and Eve in Genesis 2:16–17 .In the narrative, the fruit of good and evil was eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden .As a metaphor, the phrase typically refers to any indulgence or pleasure that is considered illegal or immoral.
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Object of irresistible temptation and disobedience in the first biblical narrative For other uses, see Forbidden fruit (disambiguation) .Depiction of the original sin by Jan Brueghel de Oude and Peter Paul Rubens Forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden which God commands mankind not to eat.In the biblical narrative, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and are exiled from Eden.And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. — Genesis 2:16–17 As a metaphor outside of the Abrahamic religions the phrase typically refers to any indulgence or pleasure that is considered illegal or immoral.
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Fruit in the Garden of Eden For other uses, see Forbidden fruit (disambiguation) . Depiction of the original sin by Jan Brueghel de Oude and Peter Paul Rubens Forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden which God commands mankind not to eat . In the biblical story, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and are exiled from Eden. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. — Genesis 2:16–17 As a metaphor outside of the Abrahamic religions, the phrase typically refers to any indulgence or pleasure that is considered illegal or immoral.
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Fruit in the Garden of Eden For other uses, see Forbidden fruit (disambiguation) . Depiction of the original sin by Jan Brueghel de Oude and Peter Paul Rubens In Abrahamic religions , forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden that God commands mankind not to eat . In the biblical story, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and are exiled from Eden: And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. — Genesis 2:16–17, King James Version As a metaphor outside of the Abrahamic religions, the phrase typically refers to any indulgence or pleasure that is considered illegal or immoral.
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fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil eaten by adam and eve in the garden of eden
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name given to the fruit growing in the garden of eden that god commands mankind not to eat
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