*The sixth day, the creation of the animals of the land, and the creation of Man (Gen. 1:24 through 1:31).
*The sixth day, the creation of the animals of the land, and the creation of Man (Gen. 1:24 through 1:31).
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The fall of mankind into sin began when a serpent in the Garden of Eden (believed by many in the Christian tradition to have been Satan in the form of a serpent) questioned one of God's commands, namely not to eat of the [[tree of knowledge of good and evil]], and convinced [[Eve]] to eat the fruit, followed by [[Adam]]. The result of disobeying this command resulted in the driving away of Adam and Eve from the [[Garden of Eden|garden]], to live a life of subsistence farming and painful childbearing, and eventually dying. Genesis 3:15 is also cited as being the first reference to the coming [[Messiah]].
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The fall of mankind into sin began when [[Satan]] questioned one of God's commands, namely not to eat of the [[tree of knowledge of good and evil]], and convinced [[Eve]] to eat the fruit, followed by [[Adam]]. The result of disobeying this command resulted in the driving away of Adam and Eve from the [[Garden of Eden|garden]], to live a life of subsistence farming and painful childbearing, and eventually dying. Genesis 3:15 is also cited as being the first reference to the coming [[Messiah]].