# Day 4

# Eve Is Tricked by the Serpent

Genesis 2:20–3:7

God made Eve in a wonderful way: When Adam was asleep, God took a rib out of him. God made a woman with that rib and brought her to Adam. They loved each other. Adam named the woman Eve. They lived at peace in their beautiful garden. They cared for it as God asked, and God walked with them there.

Two special trees grew in Eden. One was named the Tree of Life. God warned them about the other tree. It was the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. “If you eat of this tree,” he said, “you will die.”

Now there was a sneaky creature in the garden—the serpent. He said to Eve, “Did God say you shouldn’t eat the Tree of Knowledge?” Eve answered, “He said if we do we will die.”

“That is not true,” the serpent lied. “Eat it and you will be like God.” Eve believed him and ate the tree’s fruit. She gave some to Adam and he ate it. Suddenly, they knew they were wrong. For the first time they were afraid to meet God.

Questions: How did God make Eve? What is the name of the tree they ate from?