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Where was the Garden of Eden?
Eden's location remains the subject of controversy and speculation.There are hypotheses that locate Eden at the headwaters of theTigris and Euphrates, in Mesopotamia, Africa, …and the Persian Gulf,among others. It is no longer thought to exist since the flood, butwas formerly on rivers referred to as the Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel,and Euphrates. The flood event would have completely obliterated the Garden ofEden and many other features of the pre-flood world. The use ofnames after the flood to refer to rivers which existed before theflood does not mean that they were essentially unchanged. It simplymay mean that Noah and others used names that they knew previously,or that the new rivers reminded them of what existed before. Thus,not only is it not known where the Garden of Eden originally was,it is unlikely any evidence of it would be found in the region ofthe rivers with similar names today. Since the first humans livedin Africa, it is understandable that some would wonder whether thebiblical Garden of Eden was also in Africa. However, it seems clearthat the biblical authors believed that the legendary garden wassomewhere in the Middle East. In Rev 2 : 7 states " He that hath an ear , let him hear, that thespirit saith unto the churches , to him that overcometh I will giveto eat of the tree of life , which is in the midst of the paradiseof God . 2Corth. 12 : 1-4 ; stated that paradise is in heaven . KJV I believe The Bible gives us the area where the Garden of Eden vanbe found.. unfortunately it can only be pin-pointed with the riversdescribed, that includes the ones that do not flow in this presenttime. My conclusion based on these facts is that the Garden of Eden muststill exist somewhere. And I wouldn't even be surprised if it wasalready found.. but according to Genesis chapter 3, verse 24, acherubim (=angel) was placed there to guard it with a flaming swordflashing back and forth. Again, my conclusion is that IF anyonefound it.. they didn't live to tell ;) It is no longer thought to exist since the flood, but was formerlyon rivers referred to as the Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel, and Euphrates. The flood event would have completely obliterated the Garden ofEden and many other features of the pre-flood world. The use ofnames after the flood to refer to rivers which existed before theflood does not mean that they were essentially unchanged. It simplymay mean that Noah and others used names that they knew previously,or that the new rivers reminded them of what existed before. Thus,not only is it not known where the Garden of Eden originally was,it is unlikely any evidence of it would be found in the region ofthe rivers with similar names today. Since the first humans livedin Africa, it is understandable that some would wonder whether thebiblical Garden of Eden was also in Africa. However, it seems clearthat the biblical authors believed that the legendary garden wassomewhere in the Middle East. There is no Garden of Eden today ANOTHER ANSWER: Since the topography of the earth changed with the flood [ withthe splitting and shifting of the continents and such undertremendous global pressures and forces ], we can only speculateabout the Garden's location. My speculation, therefore, is thatsince Jerusalem seems to be the apple of God's eye, and is thePLACE on earth from which God's Word focuses and looks out on therest of the world... my guess would be the " globalpositioning ;" or " lat/long " [ latitude andlongitude ] of Jerusalem today -- 31.78001 degrees N, 35.21882degrees E. as viewed from outer space. At the end of Revelation... after the earth is REMADE a secondtime, and a NEW EARTH is revealed; we find NEW JERUSALEM descendingfrom heaven with the THRONE OF GOD THE FATHER establishing Histhrone on the NEW EARTH to be WITH HIS CHILDREN, and, virtually,making planet earth the CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE! The former location of the Garden of Eden, ultimately, is moot atthis point, but: Will New JERUSALEM position itself at the present Jerusalem's" lat/long ," where the thrones of past kings have ruled...and where Jesus Christ Himself shall have just finished " rulingover the nations of the world for one thousand years? " It's no doubt little more than interesting to consider... butconsider what the Scriptures also reveals to be a HEALING SOURCEfor all the nations of the world right smack dab IN THE MIDDLE ofNew Jerusalem: "...he showed me the River of the Water of Life... issuing from thethrone of God [the Father] and of the Lamb. On either side of theRiver, midway, between it and the Main Street of the City, was THETREE OF LIFE..." (Rev.22:1-2 WEY Weymouth's NewTestament ). Wasn't the Tree of Life first seen in the Garden of Eden? Might notJerusalem's location on the earth be a soft spot in God's heart...from the beginning and for all time? "O JERUSALEM, JERUSALEM, the city that kills the prophets andstones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather yourchildren together as a hen gathers her chicks beneath her wings,but you wouldn't let Me. And now look, your house is left to you,empty and desolate. For I tell you this, you will never see Meagain until you say, 'Bless the One who comes in the Name of theLORD!'" (Matt.23:37-39 NLT New Living Translation ) (MORE)
