for in the day that thou eatest thereof, dying thou shalt die".

(Genesis 2:17, _margin_) This sentence was pronounced against man, the being, the soul.
If there could be any doubt about this, it is definitely settled by another statement in the Bible which reads: "The soul that sinneth it shall die".

(Ezekiel 18:4) "What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death?
shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave ?"--Psalm 89:48.
[60]The thought of immortal souls originated with Satan the devil.

He approached mother Eve and said: 'If you eat of this tree, you shall not surely die'.

Jesus denounced this statement as the first lie ever told, and Satan as the father of lies.