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Genesis 2:8

Eden
Creation

6 But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

7 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

9 Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:

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BSB
And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
KJV
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
WEB
The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
ASV
And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
DARBY
And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward, and there put Man whom he had formed.
BLB
And YHWH God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and He put there the man whom He had formed.
ÅB
Og Gud Herren plantet en have i Eden, i Østen, og der satte han mennesket som han hadde dannet.
OTB
Herren Gud plantet en hage i øst, i Eden; og der plasserte Han mannen Han hadde formet.
B1930
Og Gud Herren plantet en have i Eden, i Østen, og der satte han mennesket som han hadde dannet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 3:24

    So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

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  • Ezekiel 28:13

    You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.

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  • Genesis 13:10

    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.)

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  • 2 Kings 19:12

    Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?

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  • Genesis 4:16

    So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

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  • Ezekiel 31:8–9

    The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.

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  • Joel 2:3

    Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape them.

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  • Isaiah 51:3

    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.

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