scene recounts the woman’s seeking to influence the man to eat; they were in total accord. 3:7 / The immediate consequences of eating from the tree of knowledge are vividly disclosed. Their act of self-assertion shattered the harmony humans had enjoyed with God, each other, the animals, and the environment. Instantly becoming aware of their nakedness, the man and woman gathered fig leaves and made for themselves makeshift coverings. Ironically, the knowledge they acquired did not even give them the