Genesis 2:8 Douay-Rheims

And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.

Basil of Caesarea

c. A.D. 330–379 Patristic

For this reason we all look to the east in our prayers, but few know that this is because we are seeking the ancient fatherland, which God planted in Eden, toward the east.

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A.D. 379 · on Gen 2:8 (ON THE HOLY SPIRIT 27.66)

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