Adam's Story
A painting of Adam and Eve hiding from God among the trees

Adam's Story · Event 6 of 12

Hiding from God

The Fall · The garden of Eden

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Genesis 3:8–13

8And they heard the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves among the trees, away from the presence of the LORD God. 9The LORD God called out to the man, "Where are you?" 10He answered, "I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid." 11God asked, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree I told you not to eat from?" 12The man said, "The woman you gave to be with me — she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it." 13Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What have you done?" She answered, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate."

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About this event

What happened?

In the cool of the day, the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden, and they hid among the trees. God called to the man, “Where are you?” He said he heard God in the garden and was afraid because he was naked, so he hid. God asked whether he had eaten from the tree he had commanded him not to eat from. The man said the woman God had given him gave him fruit from the tree, and he ate. The woman said the serpent deceived her, and she ate.

Who is here?

  • The LORD God
  • Eve

Where did this happen?

The garden of Eden

The garden God planted in the east, in a land called Eden. A river flowed out of Eden to water it and then divided into four rivers, including the Tigris and the Euphrates.

Where this fits

Event 2 of 5 in The Fall: Adam and Eve eat from the one tree God told them not to eat from, and they are sent out of Eden.

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Adam's Story