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Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
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A Prepared Home
Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry emphasize that God did not place Adam in an empty world to fend for himself. Instead, like a loving Father, He first prepared a perfect home. The Garden of Eden was a place of delight, demonstrating God's desire not just for humanity's survival, but for our joy and well-being.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
8. גן (gan) “garden, park,” παράδεισος (paradeisos) — “an enclosed piece of ground.” עדן (‛ēden
19th Century
Anglican
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16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord God planted. Moses now adds the condition and rule of living which were given to man. First, he narrates in what part of the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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