Differences From Genesis
The main points in this painting that deviate from the account as it appears in Genesis:
- Adam and Eve are shown in the nude. Although this increases the drama of the scene, it differs from Genesis 3:21 (KJV) which states, "Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them."
- Only one Cherub angel is present. Genesis 3:24 states, "So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, " (-im being the original Hebrew plural ending of Cherub, doubled with an English plural in this version).
- The arch depicted at the garden entrance does not appear in the Biblical account.
Read more about this topic: Expulsion From The Garden Of Eden
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