Eden
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Other places named Eden: Eden (2 Kings 19).
| Type | garden |
|---|---|
| Also called | Garden of Eden |
| Most likely | unknown location (medium confidence) |
| Mentioned in | 13 verses |
| First mention | Genesis 2:8 |
Eden is a garden named in 13 verses of the Bible. It is most likely unknown location (medium confidence; 5 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| unknown location | medium (45%) | — |
| in Armenia | low (18%) | 40.383° N, 44.950° E |
| in Babylonia | very low (13%) | 32.543° N, 44.422° E |
| within 200 km of Ur | very low (10%) | 30.962° N, 46.104° E |
| in Canaan | very low (1%) | 32.767° N, 35.333° E |
| in Egypt | very low (1%) | 30.129° N, 31.308° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 2:8And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
- Genesis 2:10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:
- Genesis 2:15And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
- Genesis 3:23Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
- Genesis 3:24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
- Genesis 4:16And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 51:3For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 28:13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
- Ezekiel 31:9I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’
- Ezekiel 31:16I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.
- Ezekiel 31:18To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God.Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Ezekiel 36:35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’
Joel
- Joel 2:3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape them.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.