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Lucas Cranach the Elder, Paradise, 1530, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Paradise, 1530, Kunsthistorisches Museum, ViennaPublic domain · source

Where was the Garden of Eden?

The Garden of Eden supposedly had an address. Genesis actually gives us geographical clues about where it was.

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  1. The Garden of Eden supposedly had an address.
  2. GENESIS NAMES FOUR RIVERS
  3. TWO ARE EASY TO RECOGNIZE
  4. THE OTHER TWO ARE THE PROBLEM
  5. THE GEOGRAPHY DOESN'T MAP NEATLY
  6. PEOPLE HAVE SEARCHED ALL OVER
  7. EDEN MAY NOT BE A PLACE WE CAN FIND
  8. WHY PEOPLE LOOK FOR A LOCATION

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