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Garden of Eden

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Garden of Eden in the Bible, first home to humankind. In it were the trees of life and of the knowledge of good and evil. Having eaten the forbidden fruit of the latter tree, Adam and Eve were banished from the garden and God's presence. Eden, often called Paradise, is symbolic of eschatological fertility and bounty. It is also mentioned in the Qur'an. Author not available, EDEN, GARDEN OF. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Eden, Garden of

According to the book of Genesis in the Old Testament of the Bible, the Garden of Eden was an earthly paradise that was home to Adam and Eve, the first man and woman. The Bible says that God created the garden, planting in it "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and ...

Eden

E·den (also Garden of Eden ) the place where Adam and Eve lived in the biblical account of the Creation, from which they were expelled for disobediently eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. ∎ [as n. ] ( an Eden ) a place ...

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