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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]]. This was a [[paradise]] of [[infinity|infinite]] happiness where [[Adam and Eve]] would never suffer any [[scarcity]], illness or death - an emotional bliss always available to anyone today with [[God]].<ref>Numerous [[New Testament]] [[miracle]]s and [[parable]]s confirm the immediate availability of [[infinite]] happiness to anyone at any time, including the [[miraculous catch of fish]].</ref>  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 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]]. This was a [[paradise]] of [[infinity|infinite]] happiness where [[Adam and Eve]] would never suffer any [[scarcity]], illness or death - an emotional bliss always available to anyone today with [[God]].<ref>Numerous [[New Testament]] [[miracle]]s and [[parable]]s confirm the immediate availability of [[infinite]] happiness to anyone at any time, including the [[miraculous catch of fish]].</ref>  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 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 much in great literature, movies, and popular songs:

The Garden of Eden has inspired much in '''''great literature, movies, and popular songs''''':

*[[Shakespeare]]'s [[Hamlet]], perhaps the greatest play ever, imitates the temptation and fall in the Garden of Eden.<ref>https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Hamlet-And-The-Garden-Of-Eden-FJEYNJFW9X6</ref>

*[[Shakespeare]]'s [[Hamlet]], perhaps the greatest play ever, imitates the temptation and fall in the Garden of Eden.<ref>https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Hamlet-And-The-Garden-Of-Eden-FJEYNJFW9X6</ref>

*the famous novel and movie ''[[East of Eden]]'', by [[John Steinbeck]] and starring [[James Dean]], is named after the banishment of [[Cain]] eastward from the Garden of Eden.

*the famous novel and movie ''[[East of Eden]]'', by [[John Steinbeck]] and starring [[James Dean]], is named after the banishment of [[Cain]] eastward from the Garden of Eden.