The Garden of Eden (Hebrew גַּן עֵדֶן, Gan ʿEdhen Arabic: جَنَّةُ عَدَن Janatu Adan ) is the biblical garden of God, described most notably in the Book of Genesis chapters 2 and 3, and also in the Book of Ezekiel.[2] The garden of God, not called Eden, is mentioned in Genesis 14, and the trees of the garden are mentioned in Ezekiel 31. The Book of Zechariah and the Book of Psalms also refer to trees and water in relation to the temple without explicitly mentioning Eden.[3] Traditionally, the favoured derivation of the name Eden was from the Akkadian edinnu, derived from a Sumerian word meaning plain or steppe. Eden is now believed to be more closely related to an Aramaic root word meaning fruitful, well-watered.[2] The Hebrew term is translated pleasure in Sarahs secret saying in Genesis 18:12.[4]
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