Garden of Eden

n (Bible) the full name for Eden¹

E•den

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n. 1. Also called Garden of Eden. the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24. 2. a delightful place. 3. a state of bliss. [< Hebrew 'ēden delight] E•den•ic (iˈdɛn ɪk) adj.

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Garden of Eden - a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)EdenHeaven - the abode of God and the angels

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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, AdamAdam
, [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life.
..... Click the link for more information. and EveEve
[Heb.,=life], in the Bible, the first woman, wife of Adam and the mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth. Fashioned from Adam's rib, she was beguiled by the serpent into eating the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge.
..... Click the link for more information. 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.

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noun a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation

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