If Adam and Eve existed, were they vegetarians? ~

Some say that God gave permission to eat meat after the flood. But there were a lot of shepherds in the Bible, and to me, shepherds = meat eaters. Was everyone before Noah vegetarian? And if so, were they strict vegans?

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

Yes. God told them they could eat from the garden. It was after the flood that God told Noah's family that they could eat meat.

I think of Eden as representing, among other things, a harmony between humans and other animals. After all, the other animals were candidates to be Adam's partner. And when the serpent shows up, Eve does not seem surprised that it can speak.