Tree of life (biblical) - See also Tree of life for other
cultural interpretations, and Tree of life (disambiguation) for
other meanings. The tree of life (Heb. עץ החיים Etz haChayim) in
the Book of Genesis is a tree planted by the Abrahamic God in
midst of the Garden of Eden (Paradise), whose fruit gives
everlasting life, i.e. immortality. Together with the tree of
life, God planted the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
(Genesis 2:9). According to some scholars, however, these are in
fact two names for the same tree. In the biblical story, the
serpent, who is regarded as Satan in Christianity but not in
Judaism, tempted Eve into eating a fruit from the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil. Eve and Adam both ate the fruit,
despite God's warning to Adam that "in the day that you eat from
it you shall surely die" (Genesis 2:17). As a consequence of
their transgression, the land, the Serpent, Adam, and Eve were
each cursed by God. To prevent them access to the tree of life,
God cast Adam and Eve out of th