Biblical Histories of the Old Testament

By the cunning of the serpent, Adam and Eve are seduced into eating from the tree of life original: "ligno vitæ"; the author likely intends the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, as per the Genesis 3 reference. Genesis 3.

A woodcut illustration depicting the Fall of Man. Adam sits on the left and Eve on the right, both nude. Between them is the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, with a serpent coiled around the trunk. Eve is holding a piece of fruit and gesturing toward Adam.

The cunning serpent deceives Adam and Eve—against God's command—to eat of the forbidden fruit of the tree of life. Genesis 3.

Serpentis astutia Latin: The craftiness of the snake, Adam, Eve, ligno vitæ Latin: tree of life, Genesis, serpent, God's command.