The Knowledge of Good and Evil
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” - Genesis 2:16-17
A tree in the midst of the garden in Eden. God commanded the man not to eat of it, lest he die.
(Genesis 2:9)
The serpent tempted Eve into tasting its fruit, asking, "Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” She told him it was only the tree in the midst that was off-limits lest she die, but he told her, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” She saw the tree was good for food, a delight to the eyes, and could make her wise, so she shared the fruit with her husband. Their eyes were opened, and they sewed fig leaves to cover their newly realized nakedness.