How does garden / eden develop through the rest of Scripture?

The garden lost in Eden (Genesis 3) reappears as the garden of Gethsemane where Christ surrenders, an empty garden tomb, and finally the paradise of God with the tree of life (Revelation 22:2).

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Where Does the Bible First Mention Garden / Eden?

Q: Where does the Bible first mention garden / eden?

The Bible first mentions garden / eden in Genesis 2:8, using the original word gan (גן). 'The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden'—the first garden is the place of unbroken fellowship between God and humanity.

The Bible first mentions garden / eden in Genesis 2:8, from the original word gan (גן). 'The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden'—the first garden is the place of unbroken fellowship between God and humanity.

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Humanity begins in a garden of fellowship and is promised one again.

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