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Genesis 3
The serpent questions God's word, the woman and the man eat from the forbidden tree, and they hide in shame. God pronounces judgement on the serpent, the woman and the man, promises that the woman's offspring will crush the serpent's head, and sends them out of Eden.
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- Hebrew Word Explorerkətōnet passîm (coat) · Hebrew Word ExplorerOpen
- Joseph's RobeA garment handed down from Eden? · Joseph's RobeOpen
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How sure can we be?
- Textually stated
Eve: “Living”: “because she was the mother of all living.”
- Strongly supported
Ketonet means a tunic, not an outer coat or cloak.
Consistent usage across the Hebrew Bible for an inner garment worn by laypeople and priests.
- Strongly supported
A kĕtōnet was a tunic, the basic garment worn against the body.
God clothes Adam and Eve in kotnôt of skin, the priests wear a linen kĕtōnet under their robes, and Tamar wears one in 2 Samuel 13.
- Speculative
A garment handed down from Eden?: Midrash says the “garments of skins” God made for Adam (Genesis 3:21) were priestly dress, handed down from firstborn to firstborn until they reached Jacob; one rabbi says Jacob then gave them to Joseph.
The heirloom tradition is real and old, and it draws on the birthright theme in the Bible itself. But it comes from Jewish interpretation of other verses, not from Genesis 37. Saying Joseph’s coat was Adam’s garment joins two separate traditions; we found no…