Lexical Definition

‎עֵדֶן‎ ʻÊden (ay'-den) Eden ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎עֵדֶן‎ (masculine)

Eden.

• § Eden = "pleasure"
• Eden, the region of Adam's home

n pr m loc
1) the first habitat of man after the creation; site unknown
n pr m
2) a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah

See Greek: παράδεισος

Extended Information

• the first habitat of man after the creation

Brown-Driver-Briggs

III. ‎עֵ֫דֶן‎ proper name, of a territory (probably associated by Hebrew with I. ‎עֵדֶן‎); — district in which lay garden of ‎׳‎‎י‎ home of Adam and Eve: ‎וַיִּטַּע גַּןבְּֿעֵדֶן‎ Gen 2:8, river ‎׳‎‎יֹצֵא מֵע‎ vGen 2:10, ‎׳‎‎קִדְמַתעֿ‎ Gen 4:16 ‎׳‎‎גַּןעֿ‎ Gen 2:15; Gen 3:23; Gen 3:24 (all ᵐ5 Εδεμ); compare ‎׳‎‎כְּגַןעֿ‎ Ezek 36:35; Joel 2:3 and ‎׳‎‎כְּע‎ Isa 51:3 (|| ‎׳‎‎גַּןיֿ‎), all simile of fertility; ‎גַּןאֱֿלֹהִים‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ezek 28:13, ‎אֲשֶׁר בְּגַן הָאֱלֹהַים‎ ‎׳‎‎עֲצֵי ע‎ Ezek 31:9, ‎׳‎‎עֲצֵי ע‎ vEzek 31:16 vEzek 31:18, vEzek 31:18 (ᵐ5 Ezekiel Joel ἡ τρυφή; Isaiah παράδεισος).

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In Mesopotamia • The perfect garden where God placed Adam and Eve.

Eden, the perfect garden created by God, where He placed Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:8, 10, 15; 3:23-24; 4:16; Isaiah 51:3; Ezekiel 28:13; 31:9, 16, 18; 36:35; Joel 2:3).

• A location in Mesopotamia(?) first mentioned at Gen.2.8;
• referred to as Eden עֵדֶן, or Edem עֵדֶן.
  

Eden, also known as the Garden of Eden, was the perfect paradise created by God as a dwelling place for the first man and woman, Adam and Eve. It was planted by God in the east (Genesis 2:8) and was watered by a river that divided into four headwaters (Genesis 2:10). God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it (Genesis 2:15). The garden contained various trees, including the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:9). After Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they were expelled from the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:23-24). Cherubim and a flaming sword were placed at the east of the garden to guard the way to the tree of life (Genesis 3:24). The Garden of Eden is mentioned in later biblical passages as a symbol of perfect beauty, abundance, and God's ideal for His creation (Isaiah 51:3; Ezekiel 28:13; 31:9, 16, 18; 36:35; Joel 2:3). The exact location of the Garden of Eden is unknown, but it is believed to have been situated in the ancient Near East, possibly in Mesopotamia.

All entries for Eden or Edem: עֵדֶן