On the first day of Genesis, which is the first book of the Bible, God created heaven, the earth, and the light out of nothingness. Only He was there and no one else. He continued on the second day creating the waters, the clouds, and separating the firmament from the earth, which called heaven. After forming the dry land, every plant and tree, God made the first living beings, starting with the aquatic animals, then the winged beasts and creeping things.
On the sixth day, God created the sun, the moon, and the stars, then Man out of the dust of the earth. But unlike the animals, who were also living beings, Man was made in the image of God, with free will and a conscience. God even breathed himself into Man’s nostrils to make him live and gave Man dominion over nature. On the seventh day, God rested and blessed it because it was the day that the heavens and the earth were finished. This is now known as the Sabbath day.
In the midst of the Garden of Eden where Adam was living, there were two trees: the Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God told Adam that the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was to be eaten under no circumstances, but he could eat from any other tree of the garden, warning him that he would surely die if he ate the forbidden fruit. Adam then was given the task by God of naming all the animals of the earth.
Even though Adam had the animals, God still saw that he was alone. Therefore, the Lord caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, took one of his ribs, made a companion, and brought her to Adam. Since she was taken out of man, Adam called her Woman. Thus, a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh. Even though Eve was still obedient to Man, she was unlike the animals because like Man, she had a free will and a conscience, and was equal in the flesh to Adam.
While Eve was eating in the garden, a serpent came to her and asked, “Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” Eve answered that she could eat of every tree except the tree in the midst of the garden. Eating of that tree would cause death. Then the serpent tempted her, saying that she wouldn’t die, but instead her eyes would be opened and she would become equal with God, knowing Good and Evil. When Eve saw that the fruit was good to eat, she consumed it and gave some to her husband Adam.
Their eyes were then opened and they knew Good and Evil. Immediately, they were ashamed because they knew their nakedness, and they made aprons out of fig leaves for themselves. When God asked where they were, Eve explained that they were ashamed of their nakedness, so they hid. God asked who told them they were naked, and if they had eaten from the forbidden tree. Then Adam blamed Eve, saying that she had given him the fruit. Then Eve blamed the serpent, saying that the serpent had tempted her. Because of this, the Lord cursed the serpent, forcing it to crawl on its belly and eat the dust of the earth for all time. To the woman, He said that she would have multiplied pain in childbirth. To the Man God said he would have to till the ground in order to eat.
Adam and his wife were sent out of the garden, and a flaming sword was set there to guard the entrance so no one would ever get in. They would be forced to wander the face of the earth for the rest of their earthly lives.
