What do you think was the forbidden fruit on the Knowledge of Good & Evil Tree? The most popular view is the Apple ... but I heard one pastor say it might have been the Pomegranate. I was kind of surprised with that fruit since you really need a knife to open it up. Did they have a knife handy? Its also an extremely messy fruit to open and you end up with juice spots all over your shirt, the kitchen walls and ceiling. This is why I avoid buying the fruit and only get the juice stored in a plastic containers. https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/adam-and-eve/was-the-forbidden-fruit-an-apple/ The confusion of this fruit with the apple may be due to the similarity of the two words in the Latin translation of the Bible, known as the Vulgate. The word evil in the tree's name in Latin is mali (Genesis 2:17). The word apple in other places is mala (Proverbs 25:11) or malum (Song of Solomon 2:3). It seems like this similarity may have led to the confusion. In the original Hebrew, the words are not even close. The word in Genesis 2:17 for evil is rah, while the word for apples in Proverbs 25:11 and Song of Solomon 2:3 is tappuwach. I don't think it was anything currently on Earth. Very interesting, David. Do you think the Knowledge of Good and Evil Fruit Tree was brought up to heaven just like the Tree of Life? You know what they say. The problem lied not with the fruit in the tree, but with the pair on the ground! :wacko: :groan I have also heard the speculation of the pomegranate, as they are widely used in decorative settings. And I believe also incorporated and featured in temple carvings. But I might have to agree with David, could very well be some long forgotten and lost fruit! TR I don't think the tree of the knowledge of good and evil would have a place in heaven, as it was used to test the faithfulness of our first parents. It wouldn't have any further purpose there. I may not know trees, but the existence of temptation wouldn't be there. No more opportunities for sin. http://micahredding.com/blog/the-tree-of-the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil We have to ask: What did the tree actually DO to us spiritually, and will it ever to reversed? Death was the result of eating it, but in what way did our perspective change? Did we really learn the difference between good and evil, other than seeing life from the evil side? Likewise, in heaven we will partake of the Tree of Life, which I'm sure is delicious. But would that now impart to us to property of living forever which we do not now possess in Christ? I doubt that. Still, somehow, the tree has healthy properties as it is said the leaves are for the healing of the nations.
