Places in the Bible Today:

Eden 1

Data

Translated Names	Eden, Garden of Eden
Type	garden
Notes	Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014) (Eden) alludes to Seychelles
Geo Data	KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

6 Possible Identifications

unknown location: 55% confidence
in Armenia (modern): 20% confidence
1. in Armenia
in Babylonia (ancient): 15% confidence
1. in Babylonia
within 200 km of Ur 2 (ancient): less than 10% confidence
1. within 200 km of Tell el Muqayyar
in Canaan (ancient): less than 10% confidence
1. in Canaan
in Egypt (ancient): less than 10% confidence
1. in Egypt

Verses (13)

Gen-Deut (6): Gen 2:8, 2:10, 2:15, 3:23, 3:24, 4:16
Job-Mal (7): Isa 51:3; Ezek 28:13, 31:9, 31:16, 31:18, 36:35; Joel 2:3

Linked Data Identifiers

Source	Identifier
Logos Factbook	Eden (garden)
OpenBible.info (2007)	Eden
OpenBible.info	af3daeb (Eden 1)
TIPNR	Eden@Gen.2.8
UBS Names Database	ot ID_2132
Wikidata	Q19014

Sources

Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Eden, Garden of (place)
Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Eden
Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Eden
Collins, Genesis 1-4 (2006): pages 119, 120
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Eden (place)
ESV Bible Atlas (2010): map 1-1
Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Eden
Hartley, Genesis (2000): 2:10-14 note
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003): Eden
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Eden
IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Gen 2:8-14
Kidner, Genesis (1967): 2:10-14
Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Eden, Garden of
Matthews, Genesis (1996, 2005): 2:10-14
Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Eden
New Bible Dictionary (1996): Eden, Garden of
New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009): Eden, Garden of
New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Eden
Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007): page 43
Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Garden of Eden
Wenham, Genesis (1987, 1994): 2:14 The Location of Eden
Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010): Eden
Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010): Eden, Garden of

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others (in this case, unknown location), then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

Places with Similar Names

Eden 2

Thumbnail Image Credits

Max Dawncat, Radomir Vrbovsky, M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA., Bahnfrend, Ricardo Liberato

About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.