In thebiblical story ofAdam and Eve,coats of skin (Hebrew:כתנות עור,romanized: kāṯənōṯ ‘ōr,sg.coat of skin) were the aprons provided toAdam andEve byGod when they fell from a state of innocent obedience underHim to a state ofguilty disobedience.[1][2]
As per thebiblical interpretation ofGenesis 3:21, God produced coats of skin for the first man and woman Adam and Eve and clothed them when they were found naked in thegarden after eating theforbidden fruit.[3]
The material of coats is not clear; instead, it is dubious. The Bible translates "coats" of skin and "garments" of skin as our mortal skin and animal' skin.[4]
If clothes were of animal skin, the question arises, who killed the animal and what was that? These ''garments'' of skin are resolved as a symbol of salvation.[5]
The first man and woman didn't even know how to dress properly. Their fig-leaf aprons served no purpose. In their "shame" the first couple always found it necessary to hide themselves from God (Gen.3.8).
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
— Genesis 3:8[6]
God's creation of the "coats of skins" can thus be seen as a sign of his superior wisdom, his recognition of his people' true needs in light of their impendingexpulsion from the Garden.
And the LORD God made for Adam and his wife garments of skins and clothed them
— Genesis 3:21[7]
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