What does it mean that Eve was beguiled?
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In Genesis 3:13 (King James Version) we read that Eve was "beguiled":
> And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done?
And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
In this context, what does "beguiled" mean?
I am not so much looking for a linguistic explanation. I have looked up the definition and etymology of the word "beguile" and see that there are many different meanings for the word (to charm; fascinate; to delude; influence by slyness; deceit, wile, fraud, ruse, trickery; sorcery, witchcraft).
I really want to understand what it means that Eve was beguiled.
Asked by SunSparc
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Oct 3, 2013, 11:04 PM
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