Bereshis 2:9, “And God made every tree grow out of the soil, delightful to the sight, and good for food; and the Tree of Life in the midst of the garden and also a tree of knowledge of what is good and evil." Rav Hirsch  comments as follows. “It should not be overlooked that here, in the description of the laying out of the garden for human requirements, satisfying the sense of beauty precedes that of the sense of taste and the requirements for food. It gives justification for, and dedication to, the aesthetic, the sense of appreciating beauty, and this too, may confirm the higher stage designed for man. The abundance of beauty of every kind which we are given in this, our world, and the fact that - as far as we know - man is the only creature that has been provided with the ability to enjoy beauty for itself, proves what value the Creator lays on this aesthetic sense for the spiritual moral calling of man. Indeed this beauty of nature showered in every form all over the world, a