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NASB | Genesis 2:9 Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:9 And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil. [Rev 2:7; 22:14, 19] |
Bible Question: The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil...Are these two trees separate? Or are they one and the same tree? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Convict... There were two different trees. Eating from the tree of life was not forbidden. However, after the great deviation of Adam and Eve, the potential benefit of prolonged life it might have provided was removed (Genesis 3:22-24). In Him, Doc |