The garden created by God and entrusted to the care of Adam and Eve.
The ``garden of the LORD''
Genesis 2:8, Genesis 13:10 See also Genesis 2:9–14; Isaiah 51:3; Ezekiel 31:9, Ezekiel 31:18 Ancient Egypt is likened to Eden; Ezekiel 36:35; Joel 2:3
And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
The place of fellowship with God
Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Where God spoke to Adam
See also Genesis 2:16–18
Where Adam was to work
Where God made Eve and gave her to Adam
Genesis 2:18 See also Genesis 2:20–24
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
Where Adam and Eve lived in innocence
Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:11
Where God abundantly provided for Adam and Eve
Genesis 2:9–17 The trees of Eden are important. They are both the evidence of God's love and one is the focus of Adam's test.
The paradise that humanity has lost
Where Adam and Eve disobeyed God
Genesis 3:6 See also Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1–7, Genesis 3:11
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Where humanity came under God's curse
The place from which Adam and Eve were banished
Genesis 3:23 See also Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24
Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
The picture of God's blessing
Isaiah 51:3 See also Isaiah 58:11; Jeremiah 31:12
For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
Where God first promised Satan's destruction
So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Where God first provided a covering for sinners
See also Genesis 3:21
Eden as an anticipation of heaven
Luke 23:43 The word “paradise” (which means “park” or “walled garden”) clearly refers back to the idea of Eden. See also 2 Corinthians 12:3, 2 Corinthians 12:4; Revelation 2:7, Revelation 22:1–3; Ezekiel 28:12–13 the former glory of the king of Tyre likened to that of Adam in the Garden of Eden
And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.