(life) Wire tree made of gemstone split in frame. Height is 15 cm.

The biblical tree of life or tree of life (Hebrew: עץ החיים; Etz haChayim) is mentioned in the Bible book of Genesis in verse 2:9 as the tree that was planted by God in the Garden of God along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Eden (Paradise) and whose fruits give eternal life (immortality). After Adam and Eve ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the Bible records that both were banished from the Garden of Eden to prevent them from eating the fruit of the tree of life: "Then God thought The LORD: Now man has become like us, now he has the knowledge of good and evil. Now I will prevent him from reaping the fruit of the tree of life, for if he ate it, he would live forever." — (NBV, Gen 3:22), Thus, according to the Bible story, Adam and Eve were separated from the tree of life and made mortal. In the Christian New Testament, this banishment from the Garden of Eden is offset by the 'planting' of the new tree of life (Jesus) on the side of man. In the book of Revelation of John the Koinè-Greek phrase xylon zoës (ξύλον ζωής) is used three times (2:7, 22:2 and 22:19), which in Dutch translations is literally translated as 'tree of life' or 'tree of life' translated (22:19 is also translated as 'book of life' in some translations). The 'tree of life' is used several times in the Bible book of Proverbs in connection with Wisdom. As an image it describes the value of Wisdom. Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace it (Prov. 3:18). A righteous man plants a tree of life (Prov. 11:30). Fulfilled desire (as opposed to unfulfilled hope) is a tree of life (Prov. 13:12). Calm words (as opposed to a false tongue) are a tree of life (Prov. 15:4). The writer of Proverbs seems to have a predilection for the image of the tree of life, but it is nowhere explicitly stated. The image as such probably has sufficient eloquence for the writer. The tree of life is represented in several examples of sacred geometry and is a central point in Kabbalah (the mystical study of the Torah), where it is represented as the sefiroth.