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In the Literal Bible... "Nod" [nowd] means "exile"... with the King James Version also translating the same word, "wanderings" in Psalm 56:8: "Thou tellest my wanderings...".
It's from a root word [nuwd; pronounced 'nood'] having a number of meanings: "wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt: -- bemoan, flee, get, mourn, make to move, take pity, remove, shake, skip for joy, be sorry, vagabond, way, wandering." (Strong's Definitions)
So, "Nod" isn't so much a "specific place" that Cain went, as much as it was "a condition of exile" wandering the land in the general direction "east of Eden."
Therefore, according to The Bible... Cain, following the murder of his brother, Abel, pulled up roots and really wandered in exile [nod] resettling his family in the land, according to the account, somewhere to the east of Eden.
Nod was on the east of Eden. Its location depends on the location of Eden. The inhabitants of Bussorah and Bushire claim that the land of Nod lay between these two cities on the Northeast of the Persian Gulf. No one knows for certain.
According to the Bible, the land of Nod is mentioned in the story of Cain in the Book of Genesis as the place where he settled after he was banished for murdering his brother, Abel. It is described as being "east of Eden." So, to answer your question, the land west of Nod would be closer to the location of Eden.
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According to the Bible, Cain settled in the land of Nod. "And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden." - Genesis 4:16
Genesis 4:16 does not mention what name the people call themselves but it was east of Eden called Nod which means "flight".
According to the Bible, Cain went to the land of Nod after killing his brother Abel. "And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden." - Genesis 4:16
Cain went to the area later known as the Land of Nod, or 'land of wanderings.' Its exact location is not known.
No, Sodom was not in the land of Nod. Sodom was a city mentioned in the Bible as one of the cities destroyed by God due to its sinful behavior. The land of Nod is described in the Bible as the place where Cain settled after being banished by God for killing his brother Abel.
The Garden of Eden is described in Genesis chapters 2 and 3. Genesis 4:16 tells that Cain was exiled to a place of wandering (land of Nod) in the east of Eden.
East of Eden was published in 1952.
Cain was said to be exiled "to the land wandering". Early translations instead stated that he departed "to the land of Nod", which is generally considered a mistranslation of the Hebrew word Nod, meaning wandering. Hope this helps.
"East of Eden" by John Steinbeck was published in 1952.