Lexical Definition

‎עֶדֶן‎ ʻEden (eh'-den) Eden ^N:N--L
from ‎עָדַן‎; pleasure

Eden.

• § Eden = "pleasure"
• Eden, a place in Mesopotamia

1) a place conquered by Assyria; probably located in the northwest of Mesopotamia

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II. ‎עֵ֫דֶן‎ proper name, masculine Levite name 2Chr 29:12 (ᵐ5 Ιω(α)δαν), 2Chr 31:15 (ᵐ5. Οδομ, ᵐ5^L Ιαδαν).

‎עֶ֫דֶן‎ proper name (? city and) territory conquered by Assyria (probably = IV. ‎עֵדֶן‎; pointed ‎עֶדֶן‎ to differentiate from III. ‎׳‎‎ע‎, compare WMM^As.u.Eur.291); — ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵיעֿ‎ 2Kgs 19:12 (ᵐ5 υιὁὺς Ἔδεμ) = Isa 37:12 (in Telassau), ‎׳‎‎ע‎ alone Ezek 27:23 (+ ‎חָרָן וְכַנֶּה‎); probably = (Bit-)Adini of Middle Euphrates Schr^{COT 2Kgs 19:12} Dl^{Pa 263 f.} — ‎׳‎‎בֵּית ע‎. ‎עֲדֶן‎, ‎עֲדֶ֫נָה‎ see ‎עַד‎ preposition below I. ‎עדה‎ ‎עַדְנַח‎ see ‎עַדְנָה‎ below I. ‎עדן‎.p. 726‎עַדְעָדָה‎ see ‎עֲרוֺעֵר‎ below II. ‎ערר‎

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In Assyria • A city or region, possibly in Mesopotamia or Syria.

Eden, a city or region mentioned in the Old Testament, possibly located in Mesopotamia or Syria (2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12; Ezekiel 27:23).

• A location in Assyria first mentioned at 2Ki.19.12;
• referred to as Eden עֶדֶן, or Edem (LXX) עֶדֶן.
  

Eden, also spelled as Edem in the Septuagint (LXX), was a city or region mentioned in the Old Testament. It is referred to as a place conquered by the Assyrians (2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12) and as a trading partner of Tyre (Ezekiel 27:23). The exact location of Eden is uncertain, but it was likely situated in Mesopotamia or Syria, given its association with the Assyrians and its trade relations with Tyre. It should not be confused with the Garden of Eden, as they are separate places. The biblical references to Eden provide little information about its history or significance, but its mention in the context of Assyrian conquests and Tyrian trade suggests that it was a place of some importance in the ancient Near East.

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