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identification of this tree varied among cultures and time periods. To the
Druids, the tree of life was the Oak, due to its age and the fact that it was
the host for mistletoe, their most sacred plant.
To the ancient Hebrews, it was the Cedar, which provided wood and a delicate,
precious oil. The Assyrians depicted the tree of life as a Date tree, and since
they artificially pollinated their date trees to produce a greater amount of
fruit, to them it was not only a source of food but a symbol of conception.
The Tree of Life, in the Book of Genesis, is a tree whose fruit gives
everlasting life, i.e. immortality. After eating off of the Tree of Knowledge of
Good and Evil, the biblical account states, Adam and Eve are exiled from the
Garden of Eden.
To punish Adam and Eve, God set angels to guard the entrance to the Garden,
after which point they lost access to the Tree of Life and their immortality. In
the story, the serpent had tempted Eve into eating the Fruit of Knowledge by
promising they would become as wise and powerful as God.
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