The Discovery Of Genesis

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naked
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clothing
time, they became aware of their nakedness and. full of
shame, felt their need of a covering. They took what
was close at hand and made for themselves “aprons” of
large fig leaves to hide their nakedness.
There are three characters which indicate naked: 1% ,
e, and @.I It will be immediately observed that
the second element -j$ in each is identical, and this, interestingly
enough, means fruit (from garden m and tree A)!
The first portion of two characters has to do with the
person: one is man { ; and the second, the body 4,
indicating what is to be covered. The third character
contains the radical ?t which means clothing. Thus all
three characters correlate with the Genesis story regarding
the contrived covering for the nakedness of
Adam and Eve.
Why should the symbol for fruit % be used instead
of one for “leaves”? In Genesis, the leaves of the fig
tree are specified as being selected to make the “aprons.”
Of all the large-leafed trees in thegarden, it is noteworthy
that the leaves of a fruit tree were used for the garments.
Thus three fruit trees are actually mentioned in Genesis;
they are of prime importance to the story of the fall of
Adam and Eve. They ate of the fruit of the forbidden
tree; they thereby lost access to the fruit of the tree of
life; and they used the leaves of the fig tree to cover their
nakedness. Is it not appropriate then to single out fruit,
rather than leaves, since all trees have leaves but not
fruit ?
It was God’s custom to visit in face-to-face communion
with Adam and Eve each day in the garden. The
time was approaching when He would appear. “And
they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the
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