gained a far richer reward, “since he obtained a faithful associate of life; for he now saw himself, who had before been imperfect, rendered complete in his wife.”3 Thirteenth, Adam is reckoned as the head and representative of the couple. Adam is given the initial command regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:16–17). And even though Eve, tempted by the serpent, commits the initial crime, Adam is addressed first (3:9). The Lord called to the man and asked, “Where are you?”