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Eden — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֵדֶן

עֵדֶן

ʻÊden · pronounced ay'-den · Strong's H5731 · a man and a place

Eden means Eden, the region of Adam's home.

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עֵדֶן ʻêden (the same as, H5730) — pleasure open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H5730 (masculine); Eden, the region of Adam's home.

First appearance

Gen 2:8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. (KJV)

Every verse that names Eden

15 occurrences in 15 verses — Genesis, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Joel

Gen 2:8Gen 2:10Gen 2:15Gen 3:23Gen 3:24Gen 4:162Chr 29:122Chr 31:15Isa 51:3Ezek 28:13Ezek 31:9Ezek 31:16Ezek 31:18Ezek 36:35Joel 2:3

Other people or places called Eden

Eden (H5729) — pleasure

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