Genesis 2:8
Genesis 2 :8
Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
— NIV
Context
The creation of the Garden of Eden as humanity's original home.
Genesis 2:8
The establishment of Eden, the paradisal garden where God placed the first humans.
Significance
This verse introduces Eden as humanity’s original dwelling—a place of perfect communion with God. The “garden in the east” becomes a powerful symbol across all three Abrahamic traditions of paradise lost and paradise to be regained.