Cheryl Schatz

Kerryn,

I think that we assume that Adam and Eve were in the garden for an extended period of time since the third son of Adam that is named in scripture was born when Adam was 130 years old.

Gen 5:3 When Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

Seth was a son who was said by Eve to be a replacement given by God for Abel who was killed by Cain. The fact that Seth was born when Adam was 130 years old and appears to be the first son born after the death of Abel seems to suggest that Adam and Eve were in the garden for years rather than days or weeks.