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The First Human Beings and The Garden Of Eden

The First Man and Woman, G-d’s Blessing, The Garden of Eden, The Serpent, The First Commandment, The Plot, The First Sin, Their Excuse, The Punishment, Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

7 Comments Posted
Reader Comments
Posted: Feb 21, 2008
This true, however,
God told them that they would die!! This was their punishment Death, and they did die. Satan told them they would not die. That they would be like God.
Posted By joeanna maltais

Posted: July 7, 2008
The First Human Beings and The Garden Of Eden
Did G-d actually walk with Adam in the Garden of Eden? Is there any metion of G-d and Adam walking in the Garden of Eden?
Posted By rob, toronto, Canada

Posted: July 21, 2008
serpetn
According to Judaism, was Satan whom used the serpent to atempt Eve?

Thanks
Posted By alexandre, são paulo, brazil

Posted: July 23, 2008
RE: Serpent
The primordial snake was indeed the embodiment of Satan.

I should, however, point out that Judaism has a view of Satan which may be different from what you are used to.

See Is there any sort of Purgatory or Satan in Jewish teachings? for more on this topic.
Posted By Menachem Posner for Chabad.org

Posted: July 29, 2008
Where Do They Come From?
Cain feared that other men would kill him if it were revealed that he had murdered his brother. What other men does he speak of if Adam and Eve were the only humans alive before he was born? Did God create other humans besides Adam and Eve and hold them accountable for Adam and Eve's sin? Do all men truly descend from Adam?
Posted By Mike Z, Cleveland, TN

Posted: Sep 24, 2008
Serpent
When wefirst read about the serpent, I picture a snake; but then God casts some type of spell on the serpent and it turns into a snake. What was the serpent before it became a snake? Also, if Adam and Eve were the only humans, who wrote the Bible and how did he/she/they find out about Adam and Eve and all that happened.
Posted By Zach W., London, Canada

Posted: Sep 29, 2008
The original serpent in the Garden of Eden had a different anatomy than the snakes we know today. It was a creature with legs that stood and walked upright. There was no spell cast over it. Rather, G-d punished the snake for convincing Eve to eat fruit from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge by removing its legs. Since then, the snake has had to slither along on the ground.

The Bible was written by Moses, or rather, transcribed by him. G-d dictated to him and he wrote as a scribe does, not changing one word.
Posted By Malkie Janowski for Chabad.org

 


Our Biblical Fathers
Creation of the World
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Adam's Children
Adam's Descendants
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Our People
  Our People, originally published in 1946, was the first Jewish history book for the English speaking reader. Read today, it still provides a comprehensive outline of Jewish history, and also a view of the telling of history as it evolved over the last century.

 Kehot Publication Society and Merkos Publications, the publishing divisions of the Lubavitch movement have brought Torah education to nearly every Jewish community in the world. More than 100,000,000 volumes have been disseminated to date in over 12 languages, both for newcomer as well as for those well versed in Torah knowledge.