Tree of Knowledge (Etz HaDa'at)
- in the Garden of Eden
- eating its fruit is said to result in the acquisition of knowledge of good and evil.
- recognition of self & other, duality, free will
- The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
The Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil
The Pomegranate as the Fruit of Knowledge
Rabbinic midrash in Genesis Rabbah identifies the forbidden fruit as a pomegranate with 613 seeds symbolizing the commandments, whose consumption by Adam and Eve scatters divine sparks into the material world, tasking humanity with their redemption through Torah observance.
Library of Light Edition 1.0 — Last revised: July 2026