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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Gen 2:9
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Gen 2:9 · Douay-Rheims
“And the Lord God brought forth of the ground all manner of trees, fair to behold, and pleasant to eat of: the tree of life also in the midst of paradise: and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
On this verse:
“tree of life--so called from its symbolic character as a sign and seal of immortal life. Its prominent position where it must have been an object of daily observation and interest, was admirably fitted to keep man habitually in mind of God and futurity. tree of the knowledge of good and evil--so called because it was a test of obedience by which our first parents were to be tried, whether they would be good or bad, obey God or break His commands.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.