Sentence:  This leads Irenaeus to the somewhat startling notion that Adam and Eve died on the same day that they <WSD>disobeyed</WSD> , namely , on a Friday , as a parallel to the death of Christ on Good Friday ; he sees a parallel also to the Jewish day of preparation for the Sabbath . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient