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| Genesis 2: The name Eden has two possible origins, one is the Sumerian word eden which translates to steppe or open field or the same word in semitic which means luxury or delight . In the bible Eden refers not only to the garden in which the first human lived but the metaphorical Garden of God. Edens exact location remains a mystery Genesis 2:8 states that God planted the garden in the east in Eden which indicates that the garden was easy of Canaan in addition the Bible associates four rivers with Eden. The Pishon, the Gihon, the Tigris, and the Euphrates. The Tigris and Euphrates are most likely the Mesopotamian rivers that still bear those names. The Gihon whose name possibly comes from the Hebrew word meaning to gush. And the Pishon whose name probably comes from the semitic word meaning to spring up are more difficult to place. A spring named Gihon waters Jerusalem but this location does not match the description of it flowing through the land of Cush. Many scholars believe that the Gihon is the Nile since Cush is sometimes associated with Nubia south of Egypt, but if this is true it becomes impossible to make sense of Edens location because the Nile never converges with the Tigris and Euphrates. Others identify Cush as the land of Kassites east of the Tigris, also refered to as Kush this theory makes better geographical sense, still other posit that the Pishon and the Gihon are tributaries of the Tigris and Euphrates. Another challenge is determining the relationship between the four rivers and the single river that flowed through Eden. Most scholars believe they are down stream from Eden which implies that all four rivers have a common source which places Eden in either northern Mesopotamia or Armenia. However, this theory poses a problem since the Tigris and Euphrates do not share a common source. The suggestion that the rivers were upstream of Eden makes sense because these two river converge in southern Mesopotamia before emptying into the Persian Gulf. The two most likely locations are northern Mesopotamia, Armenian mountains, or southern Mesopotamia |
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