According to the Book of Genesis, which is the first book of the Christian Old Testament or Hebrew Bible, God created the universe in seven days. On the sixth day, he created ???dam?? the Hebrew word for ???an?? and placed him in Paradise?he Garden of Eden. From one of Adam??? ribs, God then created a mate for him: Eve, meaning ???other of Life??

Adam and Eve were permitted to eat all the fruit in the garden except that from the ???ree of Knowledge?? However, the devil, disguised as a serpent, persuaded Eve to eat the forbidden fruit?n apple?nd she gave in to the temptation.

This was considered mankind??? first sin.