Identifying The Fruit
Potential forbidden fruits of the Garden of Eden include the apple, pomegranate, the fig, the carob, the etrog or citron, the pear, and, more recently, the datura. The pseudepigraphic Book of Enoch, describes the tree of knowledge: "It was like a species of the Tamarind tree, bearing fruit which resembled grapes extremely fine; and its fragrance extended to a considerable distance. I exclaimed, How beautiful is this tree, and how delightful is its appearance!" (1 Enoch 31:4).
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“And the serial continues:
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A frieze that lengthens continually, in the lucky way
Friezes do, and no plot is produced,
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