What does the tree of life symbolize in the Bible?

In the book of Genesis, God places the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the middle of the Garden of Eden, where the tree of life stands as a symbol of God’s life-giving presence and the fullness of eternal life available in God.

Is the tree of life the tree of good and evil?

In the Book of Genesis, the tree of life (Hebrew: עֵץ הַחַיִּים‎, ‘ēṣ haḥayyīm) is first described in chapter 2, verse 9 as being “in the midst of the Garden of Eden” with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Hebrew: עֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע‎).

Did God curse Adam and Eve because they disobeyed him?

There’s an idea afoot that God cursed Adam and Eve because they disobeyed him. But that’s not what the Bible says. The whole story unfolds in Genesis chapter 3.

Did God tell Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge?

The serpent ignored that completely, and focused Eve’s attention on that one tree as if it were the only tree in the garden. Now, some people have complained that God told Adam, not Eve, not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Yes, that’s true. But clearly Adam had told his wife: Eve was well aware of God’s prohibition.

What if Adam and Eve had eaten from the tree of life?

After Adam and Eve sinned by eating from the forbidden tree of the knowledge of good and evil, would they still have lived eternally, if they had eaten subsequently from the tree of life? In order to answer this question, we need to explain first what the two trees symbolized.

Why did the Snake speak to Eve and Adam?

Eve blamed the snake, and Adam blamed Eve. Because Adam and Eve had disobeyed him, Jehovah put them out of the garden. To make sure that they would never go back in, he put angels and a sword of fire at the entrance. Jehovah said that the one who lied to Eve would also be punished. It was not really the snake that spoke to Eve.