Where was the Garden of Eden?

Historians and theologians are very interested in where all the same paradise was located on earth. And did the Garden of Eden exist at all? Many ancient peoples have ideas about paradise. The Sumerians had Dilmun, the Greeks had the Hesperides garden. The concept of paradise is not only among biblical authors, but in Genesis it is described in more detail.

An attempt to identify them prompted many scientists to study the history of Mesopotamia in more detail. Perhaps, referring to the submarine rivers of the Persian Gulf?

In other books of the Bible we also find references to Eden - in the book of Isaiah and Ezekiel (Isaiah 37-12, Ezekiel 27-23).
Isaiah mentions the children of Eden as a nation that still exists. Ezekiel hints that Eden is an active merchant city. It is mentioned along with other cities located in the north of Mesopotamia, in Anatolia and the Levant. Does this mean that Eden was located next to them?

The book of Ezekiel suggests that the city of Eden was located on the land of Lebanon, in an area famous for its cedars.

Analysis showed that this word "Eden" is of Aramaic origin and was widely used in the north of ancient Israel, in ancient Lebanon and Syria. In 1979, a monument with a bilingual inscription was discovered in Syria, in Tell Feherii. Its origin dates back to the end of the 9th century BC. The monument is the oldest evidence of the existence of inscriptions in Aramaic. The bilingual inscription is made by Assyrian cuneiform and in that of Aramaic dialects.

Assyrian sources may provide some information on the location of Eden. The records mention the Aramaic state that flourished between the 9th and 10th centuries BC. It was called Bit Adini (house of Eden). Its capital, Borsippa, was located on the territory of modern Syria.
Bit Adini was conquered in 856 BC Assyrian King Salmanasar III.

The conquered people tried to resist, and the Assyrians finally drove them out of the city.
Historians believe that the legend of Eden and the expulsion from the garden of Adam and Eve was an allegorical reflection of historical events.

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