While in the Garden the serpent says to Eve: "... but God knows that as soon as you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like divine beings who know good and bad" (Genesis 3.13 line 5). The serpent tempts Eve, telling her that they can have what God has and can be like God. This temptation made Eve eat the fruit and also gave it to Adam. The serpent was not lying as he explained this to the woman, but he put the thought in her head. Being like God and having knowledge of good and evil may have been an attractive thing to have, so Eve ate the fruit in disobedience