What exactly is the forbidden fruit Adam and Eve ate?

If you were to open a children's book about Adam and Eve and read about their sin, chances are that it would say Adam and Eve ate an “apple.” Having children of my own and receiving kind gifts relating to Genesis, such as Bibles for kids, I usually have to look them over for any red flags. read more

The forbidden fruit was indeed a real fruit, but not necessarily an apple. It was the fruit that came from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God told Adam and Eve they could eat of every tree's fruit that had seed in it (Genesis 1:27–29), and apples have seeds in them. read more

When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, they gained knowledge of what is right and wrong. At first, it may seem that its effect brought goodness to mankind. However, in deeper analysis of what had transpired in the Bible and in history, we can see that the event started a series of many unfortunate events for mankind. read more

It is a common misunderstanding to believe that Adam and Eve did not know the difference between right and wrong before eating the fruit from the tree, as though it somehow had some special power to impart that knowledge to them. read more