Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
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The tree of the knowledge of good and evil (עֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע; Hebrew pronunciation: [Etz ha-da'at tov va-ra]) is one of two specific trees in the story of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2-3, along with the tree of life.