THE SEARCH FOR ETERNAL LIFE
After Adam and Eve violate the order and are punished, they are banished from the Garden of Eden so that they can't eat from the Tree of Life ("etz ha'chaim" - "עץ החיים") which had fruits that could grant eternal life. After that, the path to the tree is guarded in order to prevent anyone from reaching it.
OUR TREE OF LIFE
The root of the word life ("chaim" - חיים) is "ח-י-י", the opposite of death. In different interpretations of the Bible, the Torah is called the "Tree of Life" according to a chapter in the book of Proverbs: "עֵץ חַיִּים הִיא, לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ, וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר"
"She is the tree of life to those who grasp her; whoever holds fast to her will be made happy." (Proverbs 3:18). The phrase "Tree of Life" is mentioned in the book of Proverbs in a number of places (3:18; 11:30; 13:12; 15:4) as a metaphor to something that saves and revives the soul.
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