Tree of The Four Trees of the Garden of Eden Life
Located in the center of the Garden of Eden, it symbolizes eternal life and divine order. The Bible describes its fruit as having the power to grant eternal life, but after Adam and Eve violated the prohibition, the tree was guarded by angels and forbidden from human contact.

The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
Standing alongside the Tree of Life, its fruit is explicitly forbidden by God for consumption. The snake tempted Eve to eat the fruit of this tree, causing humans to lose their harmonious relationship with God and becoming the core of the original sin narrative.

It is worth noting that there are metaphorical or derivative interpretations of the “four trees” in other literature:

The Tree of Life (Etz haChayim) in Kabbalah philosophy, although not a physical tree, constructs a cosmic model through 10 primordial elements (Sephiroth), which may have symbolic associations with the narrative of the Garden of Eden.
Part of medieval literature combines the four rivers of Eden (Bison, Gixun, Tigris, and Euphrates) with trees to form a metaphorical interpretation of the natural order and human destiny.

these treesare also involved in the story of Adam and Eve， the first of mankind.

The Garden of Eden is rich in flora and fauna, living “naked and shameless” and harmoniously coexisting with all things in nature.The Tree of Wisdom in the center of the Garden of Eden is explicitly prohibited from consumption. The snake tempted Eve with the idea that eating this fruit can distinguish between good and evil like a god , and the latter picked it and passed it on to Adam. After eating the fruit, the two of them had “bright eyes” and felt naked shame for the first time, marking the awakening of human self-awareness.The Lord imposes a triple judgment on disobedience: the serpent crawls on its belly for life, Eve endures the pain of childbirth, and Adam must labor for life. The two were expelled from the Garden of Eden, becoming the origin of humanity’s burden of original sin.

This story has also sparked a lot of controversy

What creature was it that seduced Eve

We all know that after god found out that Adam and Eve ate the fruit, god gave three of them hard punishments, for Eve is the pain of childbirth, Adam must labor for life.But for the snake crawls on its belly for life, Everyone knows that snakes crawl on the ground with their bellies so why god gave snake this punishment?

Gender Role Controversy
Eve was created from Adam’s rib, which has been interpreted by some scholars as a metaphor for ‘female subordination to male’. It assumes the role of a seducer and becomes the main object of attribution in the narrative of original sin, giving rise to the cross-cultural theme of ‘beauty brings disaster’.
The Paradox of Free Will
Christianity regards this event as the first practice of human free will: although it led to the fall, it was through violating the oracle that humans gained rational cognitive ability. Mark Twain explores the essence of equality in gender relations through literary reconstruction in The Diary of Adam and Eve.

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