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NASB | Genesis 3:3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:3 except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God said, 'You shall not eat from it nor touch it, otherwise you will die.'" |
Subject: How can incest be forbidden? |
Bible Note: Back on the topic of Cain and Abel, here is another thought. It is, again, only speculation: If we cannot make a decisive argument about Adam and Eve's pre or post-fall procreation, let's see what we CAN say definitively. We know that Adam and Eve had children. We know that Cain and Abel were the children of Adam and Eve, though we cannot say conclusively that they were the first born offspring. Further, we know that the curse of God came upon Adam and Eve after the fall per Genesis 3; and one component of the curse was the pain of child bearing (Genesis 3:16). Therefore, any child born after the fall would be born "in sorrow." As pointed out in an earlier post, Abel means "mourning/vanity" (see Josephus in "The Antiquity of the Jews"). Some have suggested, therefore, that the meaning of Abel's name is indicative of the birth pains Eve experienced. If that supposition is correct, it necessarily follows that Cain and Abel, at least, were born after the fall. |