Genesis 2:9
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9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight or to be desired—good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life also in the center of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of [the difference between] good and evil and blessing and calamity.(A)
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Genesis 3:22
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22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us [the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit], to know [how to distinguish between] good and evil and blessing and calamity; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live [a]forever—
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- Genesis 3:22 This sentence is left unfinished, as if to hasten to avert the tragedy suggested of men living on forever in their now fallen state.
Genesis 3:24
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24 So [God] drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the Garden of Eden the [a]cherubim and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep and guard the way to the tree of life.(A)
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- Genesis 3:24 Cherubim are ministering spirits manifesting God’s invisible presence and symbolizing His action (E.F. Harrison et al., eds., Baker’s Dictionary of Theology).
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