<P> Forbidden fruit is a phrase that originates from the Book of Genesis concerning Adam and Eve in Genesis 2: 16--17 . In the narrative, Adam and Eve eat the fruit of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, which they had been commanded not to do by God . As a metaphor, the phrase typically refers to any indulgence or pleasure that is considered illegal or immoral . </P> <P> The narrative of the Book of Genesis places the first man and woman (Adam and Eve) in a garden where they may eat the fruit of many trees but are forbidden by God to eat from the "tree of knowledge of good and evil". </P>

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