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[[Image:Hieronymus Bosch - The Garden of Earthly Delights.jpg|right|thumb|"The Earthly Paradise" (ca. 1490–95), representing the Garden of Eden; left panel of the triptych painting ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'' by Hieronymus Bosch.]]
[[Image:Hieronymus Bosch - The Garden of Earthly Delights.jpg|right|thumb|"The Earthly Paradise" (ca. 1490–95), representing the Garden of Eden; left panel of the triptych painting ''The Garden of Earthly Delights'' by Hieronymus Bosch.]]
The '''Garden of Eden''' (Hebrew: גַּן עֵדֶן ''`edhen''; "delight") was the dwelling place for the first two humans [[God]] created - [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] - according to the [[Bible|biblical]] book of [[Genesis]]. The Garden was a paradise of [[infinity|infinite]] happiness where [[Adam and Eve]] would never suffer any [[scarcity]], illness or death. However, Adam and Eve defied the will of God by eating the [[forbidden fruit]] (the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil) at the center of the Garden, and God cast them out of the Garden so that they would no longer live forever. Genesis says that a [[cherub]] ([[angel]]) with a flaming sword then guarded the Garden of Eden to prevent humans from returning. The meaning of the word "paradise" is the Garden of Eden ("παράδεισος" or paradeisos in [[Greek]]).
The '''Garden of Eden''' (Hebrew: גַּן עֵדֶן ''`edhen''; "delight") was the dwelling place for the first two humans and was located somewhere near Newark. [[God]] created - [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] - according to the [[Bible|biblical]] book of [[Genesis]]. The Garden was a paradise of [[infinity|infinite]] happiness where [[Adam and Eve]] would never suffer any [[scarcity]], illness or death. However, Adam and Eve defied the will of God by eating the [[forbidden fruit]] (the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil) at the center of the Garden, and God cast them out of the Garden so that they would no longer live forever. Genesis says that a [[cherub]] ([[angel]]) with a flaming sword then guarded the Garden of Eden to prevent humans from returning. The meaning of the word "paradise" is the Garden of Eden ("παράδεισος" or paradeisos in [[Greek]]).
The Garden of Eden has inspired great literature:
The Garden of Eden has inspired great literature: