Genesis 3 - Summary

The Fall of Man

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Events

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made.

Man and Woman in the Garden


Places

The Garden of Eden

Reference: Genesis 2:8: the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden

Description:

The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

Description: Located within the Garden of Eden


People

The Serpent

Reference: Genesis 3:1: Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast

Original word: nachash, נָחָשׁ, Hebrew

Pronunciation: naw-khawsh'

Definition: snake

Lord God

Reference: Genesis 3:1: which the Lord God had made

Original word: YHWH Elohim, אֱלהִים יְהוָֹה, Hebrew

Pronunciation: yah-veh eh-lo-HEEM

Definition: Plural of 'elowahh (God)

Adam

Reference: Genesis 2:19: brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them

Original word: adam, אָדָם, Hebrew

Pronunciation: ah-DAHM

Definition: mankind

Eve

Reference: Genesis 3:20: Adam called his wife's name Eve

Original word: Chavvah, חַוָּה, Hebrew

Pronunciation: khav-VAH

Definition: life-giver


Key Definitions

Subtil

Reference: Genesis 3:1: Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast

Original word: arum, עָרוּם, Hebrew

Pronunciation: ah-ROOM

Definition: crafty

Beguile

Reference: Genesis 3:13: The serpent beguiled me

Original word: nasha, נָשָׁא, Hebrew

Pronunciation: naw-shaw'

Definition: deceive

Cherubims

Reference: Genesis 3:13: he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims

Original word: kerub, כְּרוּב, Hebrew

Pronunciation: keh-ROOB

Definition: more than one angelic being, plural of Cherub


God's Character


Key Themes