Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
Cross-reference
Genesis 3:10 directly explains this hiding — Adam heard God's voice, was afraid because of his nakedness, and concealed himself in fear.
In Genesis 4:16, Cain departs from the LORD's presence after his sin — the same consequence of sin-driven separation from God that Adam and Eve initiated by hiding among the trees.
In Hebrews 4:13, nothing is hidden from God's sight, stating the principle behind their failed hiding.
In Jonah 1:10, the sailors' fear highlights the foolishness of fleeing from the Lord who controls creation.
In Jonah 1:3, Jonah flees from the Lord's presence, a direct narrative parallel of hiding from God.
In Amos 9:3, hiding at the bottom of the sea or on a mountaintop won't evade God's grasp.
In Jeremiah 23:24, God declares He fills heaven and earth, echoing how hiding from His presence is futile.
In Psalm 139:1-12, this same reality is detailed: God's presence is inescapable, making hiding impossible.
In Job 34:22, Elihu declares there is no shadow of death where sinners can hide from God — precisely what Adam and Eve attempted here.
In Job 31:33, Job explicitly references Adam's habit of hiding transgression — this very scene of concealing sin among the trees in the garden.
In Isaiah 6:8, Isaiah responds 'Here am I, send me' to God's voice — a willing availability that contrasts sharply with hiding from God's presence.
In Job 13:20, Job petitions God: 'I will not hide from you' — directly inverting the primal act of hiding from God's presence that Adam and Eve performed.
In Leviticus 26:12, God promises to 'walk among' His people — restoring the intimate divine presence that was lost when Adam and Eve hid from God walking in the garden.
In 2 Thessalonians 1:9, being 'shut out from the presence of the Lord' is eternal judgment — the ultimate consequence of the separation from God that began when Adam hid.
In Job 34:21, Elihu affirms God watches all human steps — which is exactly why Adam and Eve's hiding among the trees was futile.
In Deuteronomy 5:25, Israel shares this same fear of hearing God's audible presence — the people plead that hearing it further will kill them.
In Deuteronomy 4:33, Moses asks if any people heard God's voice and lived — highlighting the gravity of what Adam and Eve experienced here.
In Psalm 32:3, David describes the physical toll of concealing sin in silence — the same futile attempt at hiding from God that began when Adam and Eve hid among the trees.