Is Eve’s testimony in Genesis 3:3 reliable?

Is Eve’s testimony in Genesis 3:3 reliable?

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In Genesis 3:3 ESV Eve said:

but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”

So, according to Eve, God not only prohibited eating, but also touching the forbidden fruit. However, God is never recorded explicitly uttering the touching prohibition, only the eating one. This means that our only source for the touching prohibition is Eve.

Is Eve’s testimony reliable?

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