How did Adam respond when God asked if he had eaten from the forbidden tree?
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Correct answer: He blamed the woman God had given him
Adam shifted the blame to Eve, and indirectly to God, by saying, 'The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.' This illustrates the breakdown of the relationship between man and woman.
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