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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 - an emotional bliss available to all today with [[God]].  But Adam and Eve defied the will of God by eating the [[forbidden fruit]]<ref>The fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.</ref> at the center of the Garden, and God cast them out of the Garden so that they would no longer live forever.<ref>Genesis says that a [[cherub]] ([[angel]]) with a flaming sword then guarded the Garden of Eden to prevent humans from returning.</ref>  '''''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 [[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 - an emotional bliss available to all today with [[God]].  But Adam and Eve defied the will of God by eating the [[forbidden fruit]]<ref>The fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.</ref> at the center of the Garden, and God cast them out of the Garden so that they would no longer live forever.<ref>Genesis says that a [[cherub]] ([[angel]]) with a flaming sword then guarded the Garden of Eden to prevent humans from returning.</ref>  '''''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: