where is the Garden of Eden?

to the best of my knowledge, the Bible doesn't say anything about the Garden of Eden disappearing or being destroyed. so i wanted to start a debate about whether it still stands and if so, where is it at right now????

I have been wondering this same thing for a long time. I've read about it many times. First, Eden corresponds to no known geographical site, say some studies. But in others:

Genesis 2:10- A river flows out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it divides and becomes four branches. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is one that flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 and the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that flows around the whole land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Out of the four rivers mentioned, only the Tigris and Euphrates correspond to known ones. It is suggested that they surround the whole settled world with Eden at its center. The Havilah is sometimes identified with the Arabian peninsula and Cush with the Horn of Africa.

Southern Iraq.

Southern Iraq

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Any reasons you believe this to be true?

"You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I'll always love you. That's where I'll be waiting."

carrdero said:

"You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I'll always love you. That's where I'll be waiting."

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Huh? I seriously don't get it.

Huh? I seriously don't get it.

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It's a Tinkerbell quote from "Hook"

Where is the Garden of Eden?

Way down yonder in New Orleans.

(Obscure song reference. For more information, Google.)

retrorich said:

Way down yonder in New Orleans.

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And now I've got "Way down yonder on the Chattahoochie, never knew how much those muddy waters meant to me." Stuck in my head. Thanks Retro :jam: :bonk:

The garden of Eden is surely a convenient explanation for us lowly and very religiously uneducated folk which conveys merely an 'image' of an Ideologt?

Based upon what is written in Genesis most would say if Eden did exist it was somewhere in Iraq.

in the Iraq area is what my step-dad told me but i thought i would ask you guys anyway. thanks for the reponses. i'll use some of this to try and get a good idea of where its at. my step-dad also said that it's probably underground now. what is the opinion of you guys on this. if it is underground, if we dug it up, would it be all dirty or would it be this spotless clean place that is closest to Heaven on earth.

The Garden of Eden is actually on the American continent. During the flood the continents were changed and the ark floated all the way to the middle east. Do you think the Ark floated in one spot for that long? A lot of changes have taken place on the earth. The Tree of life still exists and it will have a role in the resurrection.

Okay, that sounds JUST a bit far-fetched...

...and that's why you shouldn't hit the bong before posting on RF kids.