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- What does the apple tree symbolize in the Bible?
- What is the apple tree in the Bible called?
- How did the apple become the forbidden fruit?
- What fruit was the tree of knowledge?
What does the apple tree symbolize in the Bible?
In the Old Testament, the apple was significant of the fall of man; in the New Testament, it is an emblem of the redemption from that fall. The apple is represented in pictures of the Madonna and Infant Jesus as another sign of that redemption.
What is the apple tree in the Bible called?
Forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden which God commands mankind not to eat. In the biblical story, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and are exiled from Eden.
How did the apple become the forbidden fruit?
The apple as Forbidden Fruit seems to have appeared in western Europe at least by the 12th century. Some researchers suggest that the apple got a bad rap from an unfortunate pun: the Latin malus means both “apple” and “evil,” which may have given early Christians ideas.
What fruit was the tree of knowledge?
In Western Christian art, the fruit of the tree is commonly depicted as the apple, which originated in central Asia.
