2007-11-11 06:05:20 · 27 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No one really knows. In fact, I would think there's a good chance that it doesn't exist on Earth anymore. An apple is just a convienient representation.
2007-11-11 06:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by Rebeckah 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are somethings that we are Not told in the Bible, Such as the Burial site of Moses, the Fruit mentioned In the Bible is another. Can you but for a Moment Imagine the Disdain people would have for a certain fruit If they knew that this was the Fruit that led our First Parents down the road to disaster.. Perish the Thought.
2007-11-11 15:25:20 · answer #2 · answered by conundrum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are two trees mentioned in the Holy Bible: the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. God told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. Eve was tempted by Satan in the form of snake and she ate the fruit and afterwards offered it to Adam. That's why after eating the fruit, they realized they were naked. It's not an apple really. Some people made their own interpretations and missed out on this simple truth.
2007-11-11 14:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by arabela 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In the Bible, it mentions that it's a fruit. My pastor said that it could be anything...an apple, a banana, an orange, or even a pomegranate.
The idea of it being an apple could've come from all those Medieval and Baroque paintings of the Garden of Eden (usually Adam and Eve are shown holding an apple).
2007-11-11 14:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is unique. Man made up the apple thing. But the fruit had unique qualities, in that it caused a mortal state to come over their immortal, spiritual, innocent bodies- bodies that could live forever in that state, unable to understand or have children, and not progressing.
There is one other fruit there that is unique. That is the tree of life. Its fruit has the ability to give us immortality. They had to be prevented from eating of that tree after they fell, or they would live forever in their sins and not have a chance to repent.
Fruit! It isn't just for Eden any more...
2007-11-11 14:52:16 · answer #5 · answered by Warren W- a Mormon engineer 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The apple was not mentioned. God said "you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge" Don' t get hung up on the words. The meaning is the important part.
2007-11-11 14:09:55 · answer #6 · answered by livigninchrist! 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the bible did not say it was an apple. the bible only says it was a piece of fruit. Jehovah God hide Moses body because he did not want anyone to worship Moses. only Jehovah God knows the place that he put Moses body.
2007-11-11 15:19:27 · answer #7 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The forbidden fruit of tree of knowledge is not a fruit at all.
Actually, the fruit is a symbol for a question. Adam and Eve asked a forbidden question and God punished them and every generation forthcoming. Nice eh?
2007-11-11 14:11:54 · answer #8 · answered by Starstuff58 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It only says it was a fruit.
Apples just happen to be the most common reference to fruit in mythology.
2007-11-11 14:12:47 · answer #9 · answered by Y!A-FOOL 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They don't know if it was an apple or not; the Bible doesn't say. It is just commonly depicted in American culture (and perhaps worldwide) as an apple in artwork.
2007-11-11 14:10:12 · answer #10 · answered by Angelica124 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋