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What Jehovah, Eve, David and John Say

“And Jehovah God commanded the man saying, Of every tree in the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it, for the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die.

“And the woman said unto the serpent, ‘Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”—Gen. 1:16.

“And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water,

“That bringeth forth its fruit in its Season, whose leaf also does not wither,

“And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”—David in Psalm I.

“And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the Nations.”—John the Revelatory Chapt. 22.