In Hebrew, Eden directly translates to delight, so the Garden of Eden is literally the garden of delight. The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible contains the book of Genesis where the creation story of Adam and Eve is told. In the biblical story of Adam and Eve, they live in the paradise of Eden until they commit the original sin. Living in the Garden of Eden seemed difficult to Adam and Eve until they came to the realization of the many other challenges life has to offer outside of the garden. Paradise is not appreciated until it is taken away because it goes unknown until an unperfect life is introduced. The biblical story of Adam and Eve tells of God’s first creations living in the Garden of Eden. The story starts with God creating
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He gives them lots of freedom except they are told not to eat from the tree of knowledge. God says to Adam, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die” (2:16-17). God says this right before creating Eve. This was a simple rule for Adam and Eve that they never questioned. They were living happily in Eden so not being allowed to eat the fruit off of one tree was no big deal. One day while living in the garden, though, a serpent persuaded Eve into breaking God’s rule. The serpent said to Eve, “You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (3:4-5). After very little thought of what the serpent had said, Eve picked a fruit from the tree. Eve then ate some of the fruit and shared with Adam too. When God finds out that Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge after being told not to, he punishes them. God told them, “Because you have done this,...upon your belly you shall go, and dust you …show more content…
In the poem, Eden is That Old-Fashioned House, by Emily Dickinson (see figure 2), leaving the Garden of Eden is described. A paradise can go unknown if one has never been exposed to anything different. Dickinson writes, “Without suspecting our abode Until we drive away” (Dickinson 3-4). In these lines, she is saying that we are ungrateful until it is taken away. Adam and Eve never thanked God for the paradise but were upset when it was taken away. Not only did they not appreciate the paradise, they were unable to follow God’s simple rules to stay in the garden. They do leave the garden, though, without fighting to get back in. Dickinson writes, "We sauntered from the door, Unconscious our returning Discover it no more” (Dickinson 6-8). Here she talks about how we slowly leave not knowing that we will never return. Adam and Eve left Eden and didn’t return, not knowing what they were leaving behind. Adam and Eve never realized that when they left Eden, they were leaving a
He gives them lots of freedom except they are told not to eat from the tree of knowledge. God says to Adam, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die” (2:16-17). God says this right before creating Eve. This was a simple rule for Adam and Eve that they never questioned. They were living happily in Eden so not being allowed to eat the fruit off of one tree was no big deal. One day while living in the garden, though, a serpent persuaded Eve into breaking God’s rule. The serpent said to Eve, “You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (3:4-5). After very little thought of what the serpent had said, Eve picked a fruit from the tree. Eve then ate some of the fruit and shared with Adam too. When God finds out that Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge after being told not to, he punishes them. God told them, “Because you have done this,...upon your belly you shall go, and dust you …show more content…
In the poem, Eden is That Old-Fashioned House, by Emily Dickinson (see figure 2), leaving the Garden of Eden is described. A paradise can go unknown if one has never been exposed to anything different. Dickinson writes, “Without suspecting our abode Until we drive away” (Dickinson 3-4). In these lines, she is saying that we are ungrateful until it is taken away. Adam and Eve never thanked God for the paradise but were upset when it was taken away. Not only did they not appreciate the paradise, they were unable to follow God’s simple rules to stay in the garden. They do leave the garden, though, without fighting to get back in. Dickinson writes, "We sauntered from the door, Unconscious our returning Discover it no more” (Dickinson 6-8). Here she talks about how we slowly leave not knowing that we will never return. Adam and Eve left Eden and didn’t return, not knowing what they were leaving behind. Adam and Eve never realized that when they left Eden, they were leaving a