Q&A: Adam the First Man
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Adam the First Man
Question
Does the Rabbi have an explanation of Adam the First Man—the whole episode with Eve and the Tree of Knowledge—according to the plain meaning of the text (or could you point me to a place where this is discussed)?
Answer
I didn’t understand. An explanation of what? A commentary on the entire passage? I don’t deal with biblical interpretation. I wrote something about this in my article for Tu Bishvat:
https://mikyab.net/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%98%D7%95-%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%98-%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A7-%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%941