Figs.
Book I. Chapter XXXVI.
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Then God commanded the
cherub, who kept the gate of the garden with a sword of fire in his
hand, to take some of the fruit of the fig-tree, and to give it to
Adam.
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The cherub obeyed the command
of the Lord God, and went into the garden and brought two figs on two
twigs, each fig hanging to its leaf; they were from two of the trees
among which Adam and Eve hid themselves when God went to walk in the
garden, and the Word of God came to Adam and Eve and said unto them,
"Adam, Adam, where art thou?"
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And Adam answered, "O
God, here am I. When I heard the sound of Thee and Thy voice, I
hid myself, because I am naked."
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Then the cherub took two figs
and brought them to Adam and Eve. But he threw them to them from
afar; for they might not come near the cherub by reason of their
flesh, that could not come near the fire.
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At first, angels trembled at
the presence of Adam and were afraid of him. But now Adam
trembled before the angels and was afraid of them.
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Then Adam drew near and took
one fig, and Eve also came in turn and took the other.
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And as they took them up in
their hands, they looked at them, and knew they were from the trees
among which they had hidden themselves.
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