The etrog tree, according to midrash, fulfilled God’s command in creation, such that the tree tasted like its fruit. It was also the tree of Knowledge from which Eve ate. By taking the etrog on Sukkot along with the other species, we atone for this primordial sin.For PaleoJudaica posts on the etrog (citron) and its relation to Sukkot, see the links collected here.
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