The Tree of the knowledge of good and evil ( Hebrew : עֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע \ / Etz ha-da ` at tov va-ra , ) is one of two trees in the story of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2-3 , along with the Tree of life .
In the Book of Genesis , chapters two and three , the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was a tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden , along with the Tree of Life .