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God formed man of dust from
the ground, and breathed into
his nostrils the breath of life, and
man became a living being. And
the Lord God planted a garden
toward the east in Eden, and there
He place the man whom He had
formed. And out of the ground the
Lord God caused to grow every
tree that is pleasing to the sight
and good for food; the tree of life
also in the midst of the garden,
and the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil. Genesis 2:7-9
Then the Lord God took the man
and put him into the garden of
Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
And the Lord God commanded
the man, saying “From any tree of
the garden you may eat freely; but
from the tree of the Knowledge of
Good and Evil you shall not eat,
for in the day that you eat from it
you shall surely die.” then the Lord
God said, “It is not good for the
man to be alone, I will make him
a helper suitable for him.” Genesis
2:15-18
The Lord God took from him a rib.
With that rib, He formed me, and I
awoke into the wonderful presence
of my Creator. Both God and the
man looked at me, and said, “I was
good, and they were well pleased
with me.” The man called himself
Adam and named me, Eve. God said
I was to be his helpmate. Together
we were to rule this paradise as one.
I walked in a beautiful garden full
of plants and animals. Adam told
me the names of everything. There
were so many names to learn for
there was every type of plant and
animal one could image. There was
a creature; he called bird, flying
overhead and singing beautiful
songs. A small winged creature
he called a bee, buzzed as it went
from one brightly colored flower
to another. A green skinned long
legged creature, he called a frog,
stuck out a long red tongue and
grabbed a fly and then hopped off
a water lily. In the distance, eating
leave from a tall tree stood a funny
looking yellow and brown spotted
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creature, called a giraffe, with a
neck as long as I am tall. Then
there was a giant gray creature, he
calls an elephant. It had big ears, a
long nose as long as my arm, legs
as big a as a tree, and a little tail.
Everywhere I looked was something
new to see and learn.
Everything was so beautiful, and
peaceful. The ground was plaved
with gorgeous stones of gold, onyx,
and gems pleasing to the eye. All
the plants supplied us with plenty
of food to eat. Adam and I went
from one tree to the next picking
fruit and tasting it to see if it was
sweet, tart, bitter, firm, or juicy. Each
time one of us found a new taste we
would bring it to the other to share,
and so that they also might taste.
I loved to spend time with Adam
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and go on long
walks. It was easy to
take care of everything.
We had only to spea