“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:4-5)
It is assumed that the serpent here is an angel that had sinned, called “Satan”. Having been thrown out of heaven for his sin, he came to earth and tempted Eve to sin.
1.) The passage talks about “the serpent”. The words “satan” and “devil” do not occur in the whole book of Genesis.
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Author: Duncan Heaster
Keywords: Satanology, Demonology, Adversary, Evil angel, Evil Inclination, Evil one, Personification of evil, Satan, Sinful nature, Snatcher, Temptation, Temptation from within, Tempted of Satan, Tempted of the devil, Tempted sexually, Tempted to do evil, The Evil Inclination, Yetser ha ra, Yetzer ha ra, Yetzer Hara, Tempter, Serpent, Old serpent, serpent garden of Eden, serpent tempts Eve, temptation of Eve
Bible reference(s): Genesis 3:1-2, Genesis 3:4-5, Genesis 3:14
Source: “The Real Devil A Biblical Exploration.”
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