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GENESIS 3​

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

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Is the serpent here referring to Satan?
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​Genesis 3:6

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

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Does the Bible's statement that "her husband, who was with her" mean Adam has been present for the entire conversation with the Serpent? If so, why did he remain silent? Why didn't he jump in and stop it? If he has come into the picture later, why wouldn't he question her choice, or resist?
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​Genesis 3:8

​Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

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​Why does God keep referring to Adam as “man”, even after it’s been established that “man” here is Adam?
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​How does God, who is a spirit, "walk" in the Garden of Eden?
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​Genesis 3:9

​But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

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Why was this “first sin” attributed to Adam, rather than Eve?
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Genesis 3:10

​He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

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Why Does Adam Focus on his nakedness first rather than the Sin itself?
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Genesis 3:13

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

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Why does the woman only blame the serpent, and not God too, as Man had?
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Genesis 3:14

So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,

“Cursed are you above all livestock
    and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
    and you will eat dust
    all the days of your life.

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​Why does the serpent not shift blame, logically to God, like man and woman had previously?
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What is meant by God when he curses the serpent, and says “you will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life”. Did the serpent have legs, and was able to walk?
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Genesis 3:15

​And I will put enmity
    between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring[a] and hers;
he will crush[b] your head,
    and you will strike his heel.”

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Does this action by man in any way define the future relationship between man and woman?
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​Who is Satan's offspring?
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​​Who is “he” referring to in when God says “he will crush your head.”
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​​​Was this the Bible’s first prediction of Jesus?
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Genesis 3:16

To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
    with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
    and he will rule over you.”

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What exactly does God mean when he says' Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.'?
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Genesis 3:18

It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
    and you will eat the plants of the field.

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Why does God say “thorns and thistles”?
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Genesis 3:20

Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.

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Why is it not until here woman named Eve?
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Genesis 3:22

And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”

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Who is God talking to in this verse when He says that the man has become like "one of us?. Is this the "Trinity"?
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Genesis 3:24

After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

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​Why was the Tree of Life no longer available to man after Adam and Eve’s sin?
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Is there any evidence as to where the Tree of Life went?
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​Does Sin always separate us from God?
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​How does misquoting what has been told to us change its intended meaning?
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Is (Exodus 7:5) in any way due to the curse in Genesis that God put on the serpent?
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