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Adventistische Schriften über: "Description of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in Eden; whether Ellen White describes its appearance, color, taste, or species, and what she says about Eve being tempted to eat it"

Answer

Ellen White describes the fruit of the tree of knowledge in Eden as pleasant and delicious, awakening admiration and desire in Eve. The cited documentation does not provide a detailed description of its appearance, color, or species; it focuses on its taste and the desire to eat it.

Regarding the temptation, White explains that the serpent, or the tempter, passed the fruit to Eve, and that she, moved by curiosity and desire, ate it with delight. The text also states that the fruit was not poisonous, but that disobedience to God's command was the real problem.

Description of the fruit in Eden

»She ate, and the fruit seemed delicious to her taste, and she imagined that she felt the wonderful effects of the fruit.«

The temptation of Eve

»And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and also gave it to her husband with her; and he ate.«

Original Sources (English)

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