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Mary Erickson The Genesis account in the Torah and Christian Bible does not signify. It is the "Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil." After Adam and Eve ate from the tree and realized they were naked--and ashamed of it--they "sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves." But there is not necessarily a connection between their choice of clothing and the tree they ate from. (God improved their wardrobe with garments of skin.)

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Ronald It very much depends on which religious text you read. Many religious have their own `version´ of such tree - often not even being a real tree, Kabbalah comes to mind - and I think it's safe to assume that many texts suffer from (mis)translation.

I guess it depends on how you want to read the stories being told. Fact, fiction, parables, teachings, reasons to look for deeper meaning, truth...

One could even argue that the Garden of Eden itself is merely a metaphor.

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