The Garden of Eden

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Yep......

Originally posted by galveston75
Yep......

Did the serpent also really talk to Eve?

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What did the soil in the garden consist of?

dirt

Originally posted by Proper Knob
Did the serpent also really talk to Eve?

It was actually Satan that communicated the lie to Eve through the serpent.

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The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.…

(Genesis 2:8-9)

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The point is to answer your question. Yes, the tree of life was actually planted by God.

Originally posted by RJHinds
The point is to answer your question. Yes, the tree of life was actually planted by God.

Sounds like an allegory of Iron Age origin.

Originally posted by FMF
Sounds like an allegory of Iron Age origin.

It is written as an actual event, but it may also be an allegory. Just because it is an actual event does not automatically rule out an allegorical meaning.

Originally posted by RJHinds
It is written as an actual event, but it may also be an allegory. Just because it is an actual event does not automatically rule out an allegorical meaning.

What makes you imagine it to be an "actual event"?

Originally posted by FMF
What makes you imagine it to be an "actual event"?

I imagine it might be an allegory too. I do not imagine it is an actual event because that is clearly stated.

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Yes
Kelly