And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
Genesis 2:16-17 (NIV)
Perhaps the man wondered, "what is death?" And shortly after, God causes him to fall into a slumber. A sleep so unnatural that the man must have wondered, "what's happening? Is this death?"
So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and then closed up the place with flesh.
Genesis 2:21 (NIV)
And after death, there is a new life. Eve's name means… life.