You possess the ability and attention span to deeply analyze bible verses. I look at them from a broad perspective and we arrive at the same place when it comes to cycles of birth, death, reincarnation. As we have discussed, I believe based on my facilitated-by-a-channeler discussions with my guides, one of whom I believe is for all intents and purposes, God, that every soul has the option to stay in "heaven" or reincarnate and I see that as the decision whether to eat from the tree of knowledge or not.

The Fall I talk about is as I noted in my story in which this thread started, quoting Jodie Helm's archangels that she channels:

"The last time mankind tried to prove they were as great as the Creator, it led to The Fall of Earth to the third dimension. It was not the creations, but the lack of care and responsibility put into them to the point that they were uncontrollable and destructive, because their creators wanted to prove they were better than all others. To do that, they compromised their integrity, disregarding any warning signs, and moved forward toward disaster. They exchanged collaboration for individual gain and personal goals, which led to catastrophe on a large scale."

I can see from a broad brush perspective that the story of the serpent and eating the fruit could ALSO derive from "The Fall" of Earth and all of Humanity from a physical existence in a dimension higher than we reside now.

I wonder if you can find that in the verses of any text, Bible, Vedas, Upanishads, etc.

Circling back to our earlier texts, I now percieve "ancient" to refer to earth so long before recorded history...while you talk about pre-bible texts--I see ancient as meaning before the Fall of Earth. Did you see Rip's post yesterday? https://ripparker.medium.com/the-shift-is-it-real-c6267077b615