He was not satisfied with his extensive freedom to carry out his God - given mandate: “Be fruitful and become many, fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish..., the flying creatures..., and every living creature that is moving on the earth. ”
אלוהים הטיל על אדם הראשון את התפקיד לטפח את גן העדן ולשמור עליו, אך למרבה הצער אדם לא הסתפק בכך.