God made Adam to be the gardener in the Garden of Eden (likely near the Persian Gulf). There were many kinds of plant that produced food, but in the middle of the garden were two special trees: the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God told Adam he could eat from any tree except the tree of knowledge, or he will die.
God saw Adam needed a helper because he was alone. This is the first time something was "not good". God brought all the animals to Adam so he could name them and see if they were suitable helpers. They weren't, so God took a rib from Adam while he slept and turned it into Eve, the first woman, which means "taken out of man." Marriage brings a man and woman together like Adam and Eve; they are one body reunited with shameless openness in every way.
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