Genesis 3

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Genesis 3 is the biblical chapter that narrates the temptation and fall of Adam and Eve, the introduction of sin, and humanity’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

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Genesis 3 canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible chapter
bookOrderInBible first book chapter
canonicalStatus canonical in Christianity
canonical in Judaism
chapterNumber 3
containsEvent Adam and Eve realize they are naked
Adam and Eve sew fig leaves together
Adam eats forbidden fruit
Adam names his wife Eve
Eve eats forbidden fruit
God confronts Adam and Eve
God makes garments of skins for Adam and Eve
expulsion from the Garden of Eden
eyes of Adam and Eve are opened
placement of cherubim and flaming sword
promise concerning the woman’s seed
pronouncement of curses
describes curse on the man
curse on the serpent
curse on the woman
enmity between the serpent and the woman’s offspring
expulsion from the Garden of Eden
fall of humanity
introduction of sin
temptation of Adam and Eve
featuresCharacter Adam
Eve
the LORD God
linked to: YHWH Elohim

the serpent
followedBy Genesis 4
follows Genesis 2
genre narrative
locatedIn Pentateuch
linked to: Five Books of Moses

Torah
mentions tree of life
tree of the knowledge of good and evil
partOf Book of Genesis
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
primaryLanguage Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
setting Garden of Eden
theologicalTheme alienation from God
disobedience to God
divine judgment
loss of innocence
origin of human sin
protoevangelium
tradition Christian scripture
Jewish scripture

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