1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters(Genesis.1:1-2)
e'-d'-n (`edhen, "delight"; Edem):
e'-d'-n (`edhen, "delight"; Edem):
(1) The land in which "Yahweh God planted a garden," where upon his creation "he put the man whom he had formed" (Genesis 2:8).In the Assyrian inscriptions idinu (Accadian, edin) means "plain" and it is from this that the Biblical word is probably derived. Following are the references to Eden in the Bible, aside from those in Genesis 2 and 3: Genesis 4:16 Isaiah 51:3 Ezekiel 28:13; Ezekiel 31:9, 16, 18; 36:35 Joel 2:3. The Garden of Eden is said to be "eastward, in Eden" Genesis (2:8); where the vegetation was luxurious (2:9) and the fig tree indigenous (3:7), and where it was watered by irrigation.All kinds of animals, including cattle, beasts of the field and birds, were found there (2:19, 20). Moreover, the climate was such that clothing was not needed for warmth. It is not surprising, therefore, that the plural of the word has the meaning "delights," and that Eden has been supposed to mean the land of delights, and that the word became a synonym for Paradise.
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When you start to look through the Bible you will see all sorts of references to the Genesis story of beginnings...especially in Revelation. The Bible is all one book and the meaning of certain symbols run throughout. For example, the snake in the garden, a symbol for CHOOSING TO SIN. Compare with Moses' "snake on a pole" that he put up for Israelites to look to and be saved when they were bitten by snakes God sent as a punishment for their sin. God is just but God is merciful...He made a way to escape death. As He also did when He allowed His sinless Son Jesus to be lifted up on a pole as a substitute for sinners. Look to Jesus and be saved from the curse of sin today. Jesus didn't stay on the pole or in the grave. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by Him.
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