Meaning & History
From the biblical place name, itself possibly from Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿeḏen) meaning "pleasure, delight" [1] , or perhaps derived from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin) meaning "plain". According to the Old Testament the Garden of Eden was the place where the first people, Adam and Eve, lived before they were expelled.
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Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h5730, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h5730.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026