Garden of Eden

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The Garden of Eden is the biblical paradise where the first humans, Adam and Eve, lived in innocence before their expulsion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical location
mythological place
paradise
associatedWithConcept expulsion
original sin
temptation
associatedWithPerson Adam
Eve
createdBy God
describedIn Book of Genesis
expelledFrom Adam
Eve
guardedBy cherubim
flaming sword
hasFeature cherubim
flaming sword
river
tree of life
tree of the knowledge of good and evil
hasResident Adam
Eve
hasRiver Euphrates
Pishon
surface form: Gihon

Pishon
Tigris
interpretedAs literal place by some traditions
symbolic or allegorical place by some traditions
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedInText east
mentionedInReligion Christianity
Islam
Judaism
nameMeaning garden of delight
garden of pleasure
narrativeEvent banishment of humans
eating of forbidden fruit
pronouncement of curses
temptation by serpent
partOf Hebrew Bible narrative
Old Testament narrative
roleInNarrative dwelling place of first humans
setting of the Fall of Man
symbolizes innocence
original perfection of creation
paradise
unbroken relationship between humans and God
textualReference Genesis 2
The Fall of Man
surface form: Genesis 3

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Eve associatedWith Garden of Eden
Havah associatedWith Garden of Eden
חַוָּה associatedWithLocation Garden of Eden
Book of Genesis containsNarrative Garden of Eden
Use Your Illusion I containsTrack Garden of Eden
Eve createdIn Garden of Eden
Adam createdInLocation Garden of Eden
Surah Al-A'raf mentions Garden of Eden