where in the bible does it say that the piece of fruit Adam and Eve ate was an apple?

Question

my history teacher asked us this question. he said that it might have been told to children that it was an apple to help them understand the story better.

by the way, i forgot to say that i go to an all-girls christian high school- so he can talk about religion
my bad:)

Answer 1

There was no real fruit involved; this is only a misinterpretation.

When the bible speaks of partaking of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you are reading what is called a metaphor. Knowledge of good and evil is a metaphoric reference to judgment. When you judge something you attempt to determine if it is acceptable or not. In effect you are deciding if it is good or evil from your point of view.

Once we were just like the animals and recognized that everything in the garden that God had given us was good. At some point we started to judge some thing as being better than others are. This set up a situation where something’s were more appealing to us than others. We started wishing for these things and were no longer happy with some of the other things in the garden.

This is what is referred to as the fall of man, or separation from God. Some references actually call this the detour into insanity. This self-induced separation from the knowledge of the perfection of god’s gifts to us was never shared by the animals. They were too smart to fall for this silly idea and were not fooled by the ideas of good and evil. For this reason they exist along side of us still experiencing the perfection of the garden. While we have excluded ourselves with our ideas of judgment. This is a truly fascinating subject that has many interesting facets. Including how to reverse the process and return to the original state. If you feel the need to discuss it further send an email.

Love and blessings.
don

Answer 2

The story, found in Genesis chapter 3, does not say that the fruit was an apple. It does not describe what the fruit was, other then to call it "the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil". It also implies that the fruit is no longer available today. An angel was set up to guard the way back to the fruit.

In most early Jewish and Christian artwork, the fruit looks like a pomegrate, as apple as not native to the middle east where the garden was located. By the middle ages, as Christian moved from the middle east into Europe, the pomegrate (which does not grow in Europe) was replaced by the apple in artwork.

You teacher is correct that the tradition has been to use a "common" fruit in each different culture to represent the fruit in the garden.

Answer 3

OK to the bible and it was said it was a fruit not an apple go to www.olivetree.com and ask they say that it was an apple because of thin people have in there throat a round bone which was said that when he ate the fruit he couldn't swallow it so it is an apple because it is round but it might be an peach or strawberry or any fruit which is no more on earth so it isn't a fruit
go to gen3:6 orتكوين3:6

Answer 4

the bible only says that Adam and Eve ate a piece of fruit, it does not say apple. Genesis 3 verse 6-12

Answer 5

The Bible does not say that Eve ate of the apple and gave Adam some. It just says she ate the fruit from the tree in the center of the Garden of Eden and gave to her husband and he ate also.

Answer 6

It was not an apple, it was the fruit of the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Definately not an apple, but your teacher is probably right, it is just used to put a concept into our frame of reference for easy understanding. The importance in the story is the disobedience to God.

Answer 7

The apple tree (Pyrus malus) is mentioned mainly in The Song of Solomon, where the expressions of love by the Shulammite’s shepherd companion are likened to the pleasant shade of the apple tree and the sweetness of its fruit. (Ca 2:3, 5) In turn, he compares her breath to the fragrance of apples. (Ca 7:8; see also 8:5.) In the Proverbs (25:11) appropriate, opportune speech is likened to “apples of gold in silver carvings.” The only other reference to the apple is at Joel 1:12. The common tradition as to the apple’s being the forbidden fruit of Eden is without any Scriptural basis whatsoever. Similarly, the expression “apple of the eye” is found in the King James Version (Ps 17:8; Pr 7:2; and others) but is not a Hebrew expression, the literal translation being “the pupil of [one’s] eyeball.”

Answer 8

It doesn't.
I think you have to thank some artist from years ago. If you were going to do a painting which you had to include a representation of the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, what would you paint? How would it look? I guess someone thought an apple would be a good enough representation.

Answer 9

It doesn't. John Milton was the first to say that the fruit from the tree was an apple. He lived in the 17th century.



Edit: I get 2 thumbs down for actually telling the truth? What the hell, people? Go read the damn book.

Answer 10

the actual fruit in the story is not defined as any specific kind of fruit. the Genesis story tells that of Adam and Eve and the struggle to live without sin. Eve was tempted to eat the forbidden fruit God had said not to. She was told by a serpent (satan) to eat it and to enjoy the fruit.