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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Gen 2:8
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Gen 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.”
On this verse:
“THE GARDEN OF EDEN. () Eden--was probably a very extensive region in Mesopotamia, distinguished for its natural beauty and the richness and variety of its produce. Hence its name, signifying "pleasantness." God planted a garden eastward, an extensive park, a paradise, in which the man was put to be trained under the paternal care of his Maker to piety and usefulness.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.