נוּח (nûach): “rest, dwell.” עבד (‛ābad): “work, till, serve.” שׁמר (shāmar): “keep, guard.”<…

EXCURSUS C: ON THE DURATION OF THE PARADISIACAL STATE OF INNOCENCE.

The Bereshit Rabba argues that Adam and Eve re…

There was to be occupation for man even in paradise, just as those who are before the throne of God in glory serve him day and night in his tem…

And the Lord God took the man, Moses now adds, that the earth was given to man with this condition: that he should engage in its cultivati…

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the
garden of Eden
This is observed b…

After God had formed Adam, He put him in the garden. All boasting was, as a result of this, shut out. Only He who made us can make us happy; He who…