When did the Forbidden Fruit Become an Apple?

In the story of Adam and Eve why is the forbidden fruit always depicted as an apple? The story itself just says fruit. Unfortunately, the answer you get when you Google this question is likely wrong - so it's time to find out why.
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[@ebchinese]

Hi, I'm the author of "Temptation Transformed: The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple." I received a link to your video from the promotions director of the University of Chicago Press who raved about it. I really enjoyed the presentation of the material and am very impressed that you were able to present the material so clearly and in such an accessible way. Thanks! Azzan

[@TabletsAndTemples]

Hi Azzan! Glad you liked it. I actually started writing this video before I came across your book - because I wasn't convinced by what I read on Wikipedia. Really glad I found your book!

[@mustachemac5229]

The evolution of human language always fascinates me. Thanks for the video Lachlan. Very interesting.

[@TabletsAndTemples]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@SadaIrfan-q6j]

I think fig is that fruit,its leaf very big ,it helps to cover their body parts,some people saying about its white stain..

[@MattDrake]

So why did meaning of the word for apple change in 3 separate languages around the same time?

[@InquisitiveBible]

Great video. I love knowing the history of how traditions and interpretations develop. The origins of Lilith and her appearance in Christian art would be another interesting topic.

[@HappyPrometheus]

Thanks very interesting. Do you think that banana should replace apple as the depiction of forbidden fruit because it much more tempting?

[@TabletsAndTemples]

Well funnily enough there are some medieval sources that thought the fruit was a banana

[@sagnik3556]

"ancient palestine"

[@TabletsAndTemples]

Yes, that is a technical term not a political one. Palestine was: "the land of the Philistines". After Herodotus in the 5th century BCE that is what the entire region of Canaan including the former kingdoms of Judah and Israel was called. It was widely adopted and used more than Canaan. It is the correct term for the land the text of the Hebrew Bible was produced in.

[@ApplecrestCubillas]

very informative, led me here because of my instagram username, people have been asking me about it HAHAHA