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and there he put the man he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness); and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he placed the man he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there He placed the man He had formed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD made a garden in a place called Eden, which was in the east, and he put the man there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. That's where he put the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the East, and there he put the man he had formed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east, where he placed the man whom he had formed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD God planted an orchard in the east, in Eden; and there he placed the man he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH God plants a garden in Eden, at the east, and He sets there the man whom He has formed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah God will plant a garden in Eden from the east; and he will put there the man which he will form.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the Lord God had planted a Paradise of enjoyment from the beginning. In it, he placed the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and placed there the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH God planted Paradise in Eden from the first and he put there Adam whom he formed.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and placed there the man whom he had formed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/2-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=359" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Man and Woman in the Garden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: way·yiṭ·ṭa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">planted</a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: gan- (N-cs) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">a garden</a> <a href="/hebrew/5731.htm" title="5731: bə·‘ê·ḏen (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- The garden home of Adam and Eve. The same as eden; Eden, the region of Adam's home.">in Eden,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: miq·qe·ḏem (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">in the east,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: way·yā·śem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">He placed</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: yā·ṣār (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">He had formed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-7.htm">Revelation 2:7</a></span><br />He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a></span><br />You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a></span><br />For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8-9</a></span><br />The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty. / I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14</a></span><br />Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-19.htm">Revelation 22:19</a></span><br />And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Ezekiel 36:35</a></span><br />Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Joel 2:3</a></span><br />Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14</a></span><br />He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a></span><br />The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Isaiah 58:11</a></span><br />The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-38.htm">John 1:38-39</a></span><br />Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?” / “Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.</p><p class="hdg">a garden.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a></b></br> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it <i>was</i> well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, <i>even</i> as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a></b></br> Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone <i>was</i> thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8,9</a></b></br> The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty… </p><p class="hdg">eastward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a></b></br> So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-16.htm">Genesis 4:16</a></b></br> And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">2 Kings 19:12</a></b></br> Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; <i>as</i> Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which <i>were</i> in Thelasar?</p><p class="hdg">put the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">Genesis 2:15</a></b></br> And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/21-13.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-18.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Eden</a> <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Elohim</a> <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/john/19-41.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/genesis/1-17.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/revelation/10-2.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Planteth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">East</a> <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/genesis/2-10.htm">Eden</a> <a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">Elohim</a> <a href="/genesis/2-19.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Planteth</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">The first Sabbath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Further details concerning the manner of creation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">The animals are named by Adam.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">The making of woman, and the institution of marriage.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the LORD God planted a garden</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the direct involvement of God in creation, highlighting His role as the divine gardener. The act of planting signifies intentionality and care, suggesting that the garden was designed with purpose and order. This reflects God's character as a God of order and beauty, seen throughout the creation narrative. The garden is often seen as a type of paradise, a place of perfect harmony and fellowship with God, which is echoed in the future promise of a new heaven and new earth (<a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-4</a>).<p><b>in Eden</b><br>Eden is often understood as a specific region, though its exact location remains unknown. The name "Eden" is associated with delight or pleasure, indicating the garden's nature as a place of joy and abundance. Theologically, Eden represents the ideal state of creation, unmarred by sin, and serves as a backdrop for the unfolding narrative of humanity's fall and redemption. The concept of Eden is echoed in prophetic visions of restoration, such as in <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a>, where the restoration of Zion is likened to Eden.<p><b>in the east</b><br>The mention of "the east" provides a geographical marker, though its precise significance is debated. In biblical literature, the east often symbolizes beginnings or origins, as the sun rises in the east. This directional note may also suggest a movement from east to west in the biblical narrative, as seen in the journey of the Israelites and the spread of the Gospel. Additionally, the east is sometimes associated with wisdom and enlightenment, as seen in the visit of the Magi from the east in <a href="/matthew/2.htm">Matthew 2:1-2</a>.<p><b>where He placed the man</b><br>This phrase underscores God's sovereignty and purpose in creation. The placement of man in the garden indicates a divine intention for humanity to dwell in fellowship with God and to steward creation. It reflects the biblical theme of God's providence and care for humanity, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4-8</a>, which speaks of man's role in creation. The act of placing also foreshadows the eventual exile from Eden, highlighting the consequences of sin and the need for redemption.<p><b>He had formed</b><br>The use of "formed" suggests a personal and intimate act of creation, akin to a potter shaping clay. This imagery emphasizes the unique relationship between God and humanity, as humans are made in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>). The formation of man from the dust of the ground (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>) highlights both the humility and dignity of human beings. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are described as being formed into the image of Christ (<a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a>), pointing to the ultimate restoration and fulfillment of God's creative purpose.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The LORD God</a></b><br>Refers to Yahweh, the covenant name of God, emphasizing His personal and relational nature. In Genesis, He is the Creator and sustainer of life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/garden_in_eden.htm">Garden in Eden</a></b><br>A specific location created by God, symbolizing a place of beauty, provision, and divine presence. The Hebrew word for "Eden" suggests delight or pleasure.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_east.htm">The East</a></b><br>Indicates a specific geographical direction, often associated with beginnings and origins in biblical literature.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man.htm">The Man</a></b><br>Refers to Adam, the first human created by God, formed from the dust of the ground and given life by God's breath.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/planting_of_the_garden.htm">Planting of the Garden</a></b><br>An act of divine creation and preparation, showing God's intention for humanity to live in a place of abundance and relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_intentional_design.htm">God's Intentional Design</a></b><br>God intentionally created a place of beauty and provision for humanity, reflecting His care and purpose for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_provision.htm">Divine Provision</a></b><br>The garden represents God's provision for our needs, both physical and spiritual. We are called to trust in His provision and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility.htm">Human Responsibility</a></b><br>Just as Adam was placed in the garden to work and keep it, we are entrusted with the stewardship of God's creation, calling us to responsible living and care for the environment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god.htm">The Presence of God</a></b><br>Eden symbolizes a place of intimate fellowship with God. We are invited to seek and cultivate a personal relationship with Him in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_of_restoration.htm">Hope of Restoration</a></b><br>The imagery of Eden points to the ultimate restoration and renewal of creation, encouraging us to live with hope and anticipation of God's redemptive plan.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">The Lord God planted a garden.</span>--The order followed in the text, namely, man first and the garden afterwards, is not that of chronology, but of precedence. In <a href="/genesis/2-15.htm" title="And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.">Genesis 2:15</a> we find that the garden was ready as soon as man needed a home. It was a separate plot of ground, fenced off from the rest of Eden, and planted with trees and herbs that were of choicer kinds, more fit for food, and more beautiful in foliage and blossom, than elsewhere. The word Paradise, usually applied to it, is a Persian name for an enclosed park, such as the kings of Persia used for hunting.<p><span class= "bld">Eastward in Eden.</span>--This does not mean in the eastern portion of Eden, but that Eden itself was to the east of the regions known to the Israelites. The name "Eden," that is, pleasure-ground, occurs elsewhere, but for regions not identical with that in which the paradise was situated (<a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm" title="Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?">2Kings 19:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/37-12.htm" title="Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?">Isaiah 37:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm" title="For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.">Isaiah 51:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-23.htm" title="Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were your merchants.">Ezekiel 27:23</a>; <a href="/amos/1-5.htm" title="I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holds the scepter from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, said the LORD.">Amos 1:5</a>). Of its site no certain conclusions have been established, and probably the flood so altered the conformation of the ground as to make the identification of the four rivers impossible. But there can be no doubt that an eastern district of Asia is meant, and that the details at the time the narrative was written were sufficient to indicate with sufficient clearness where and what the region was. The rendering of several versions <span class= "ital">in the beginning </span>instead of <span class= "ital">eastward </span>is untenable. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - In accordance with a well-known characteristic of Hebrew composition, the writer, having carried his subject forward to a convenient place of rest, now reverts to a point of time in the six days antecedent to man's appearance on the earth. In anticipation of his arrival, it was needful that a suitable abode should be prepared for his reception. Accordingly, having already mentioned the creation of plants, trees, and flowers, the narrative proceeds to describe the construction of Adam's early home. <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord God</span> (Jehovah Elohim) <span class="cmt_word">planted</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> specially prepared - <span class="cmt_word">a garden</span> (<span class="accented">gan</span>, a place protected by a fence, from <span class="accented">ganan</span>, to cover; hence a garden: cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Deuteronomy 2:10</a>; <a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">1 Kings 21:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a>; LXX., <span class="greek">παράδεισος</span>; Vulgate, <span class="accented">paradisus</span>; whence English, paradise, <a href="/luke/23-43.htm">Luke 23:43</a>) <span class="cmt_word">eastward</span> (<span class="accented">mekedem</span>, literally, from the front quarter, not from the beginning, - <span class="greek">ἀπο ἀρχῆς</span>, Aquila; <span class="greek">ἐν πρῶτοις</span>, Theodotion; <span class="accented">a principio</span>, Vulgate, - but in the region lying towards the east of Palestine - LXX., <span class="greek">κατ ἀνατολὰς</span>) <span class="accented">in</span> (not of, as Murphy, who renders "in the east of Eden") <span class="cmt_word">Eden</span> (delight; Greek, <span class="greek">ἡδονή</span>: cf. Hedenesh, or Heden, the birthplace of Zoroaster - Kalisch). The word is not merely descriptive of the beauty and fertility of the garden (<span class="accented">paradisus voluptatis</span>, Vulg., cf. <span class="greek">παράδεισος της τρυφης</span>, LXX. (<a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Joel 2:3</a>). On the ground of possessing similar qualities, other districts and places were subsequently termed Edens: cf. <a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">2 Kings 19:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/37-12.htm">Isaiah 37:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-23.htm">Ezekiel 27:23</a>; <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Amos 1:5</a>), but likewise indicates its locality, which is afterwards more exactly defined (vers. 10, 14). In the mean time it is simply noted that, this enchanting paradise having been specially prepared by Jehovah, <span class="cmt_word">there he put the man</span> (Adam) <span class="cmt_word">whom he had formed.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/2-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">planted</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּטַּ֞ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṭ·ṭa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike in, fix, to plant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a garden</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּן־</span> <span class="translit">(gan-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> </span><span class="str2">An enclosure, garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Eden,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְעֵ֖דֶן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·ḏen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5731.htm">Strong's 5731: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eden -- the garden home of Adam and Eve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the east,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקֶּ֑דֶם</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qe·ḏem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> </span><span class="str2">The front, of place, time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He placed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣שֶׂם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·śem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאָדָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He had formed.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָצָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṣār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">OT Law: Genesis 2:8 Yahweh God planted a garden eastward (Gen. 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