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The '''Garden of Eden''' (from [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] '''גַּן עֵדֶן''' ''{{Semxlit|Gan ‘Ēden}}'') is described in the [[Book of Genesis]] as being the place where the first man, [[Adam (Bible)|Adam]], and his wife, [[Eve (Bible)|Eve]], lived after they were created by [[God]]. This garden forms part of the [[creation myth | creation story]] and [[theodicy]] of the [[Abrahamic religion]]s.  

The '''Garden of Eden''' (from '''גַּן עֵדֶן''') is described in the [[Book of Genesis]] as being the place where the first man, [[Adam (Bible)|Adam]], and his wife, [[Eve (Bible)|Eve]], lived after they were created by [[God]]. This garden forms part of the [[creation myth | creation story]] and [[theodicy]] of the [[Abrahamic religion]]s.  

The creation story in Genesis relates the geographical location of both Eden and the garden to four rivers ([[Pishon]], [[Gihon]], [[Tigris]], [[Euphrates]]), and three regions ([[Havilah]], [[Assyria]], and Cush [often translated as [[Ethiopia]]]<ref>"Ethiopia" is used as the name for Cush in the [[King James Version]] and the [[Douay-Rheims Bible]].  Eden's location remains the subject of controversy and speculation.  There are hypotheses that locate Eden at the [[headwaters]] of the Tigris and Euphrates, in [[Mesopotamia]], Africa, and the [[Persian Gulf]], among others.  

The creation story in Genesis relates the geographical location of both Eden and the garden to four rivers ([[Pishon]], [[Gihon]], [[Tigris]], [[Euphrates]]), and three regions ([[Havilah]], [[Assyria]], and Cush [often translated as [[Ethiopia]]]<ref>"Ethiopia" is used as the name for Cush in the [[King James Version]] and the [[Douay-Rheims Bible]].  Eden's location remains the subject of controversy and speculation.  There are hypotheses that locate Eden at the [[headwaters]] of the Tigris and Euphrates, in [[Mesopotamia]], Africa, and the [[Persian Gulf]], among others.