Genesis 2:8
¶ And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
¶ And the LORD God planted a garden Eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
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- Ezekiel 28:13Rank 1 from verse 8
13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
13‖‖‖Thou hast beene in Eden the garden of God; euery precious stone was thy couering, the Sardius, Topaze, and the Diamond, the Beril, the Onyx, and the Iasper, the Saphir, the Emeraude, and the Carbuncle and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee, in the day that thou wast created.
- Genesis 3:24Rank 2 from verse 8
24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
24So he droue out the man: and he placed at the East of the garden of Eden, Cherubims, and a flaming sword, which turned euery way, to keepe the way of the tree of life.
- Genesis 13:10Rank 3 from verse 8
10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
10And Lot lifted vp his eyes, and beheld all the plaine of Iordane, that it was well watered euery where before the LORD destroyed Sodome and Gomorah, euen as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou commest vnto Zoar.
- 2 Kings 19:12Rank 4 from verse 8
12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?
12Haue the gods of the nations deliuered them which my fathers haue destroyed? As Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?
- Ezekiel 31:8–9Rank 5 from verse 8
8The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
9I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
8†The Cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the Firre trees were not like his boughes, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches: not any tree in the garden of God, was like vnto him in his beautie.
9I haue made him faire by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, enuied him.
- Genesis 4:16Rank 6 from verse 8
3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
3A fire deuoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wildernes, yea and nothing shall escape them.
- Isaiah 51:3Rank 8 from verse 8
3For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
3For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he wil comfort all her waste places, and he wil make her wildernes like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD: ioy and gladnesse shalbe found therein, thankesgiuing, and the voice of melody.
- Ezekiel 31:16Rank 9 from verse 8
16I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
16I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him downe to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drinke water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
- Ezekiel 27:23Rank 10 from verse 8
- Ezekiel 31:18Rank 11 from verse 8
18¶ To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God.
18¶ To whom art thou thus like in glory & in greatnesse among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought downe with the trees of Eden vnto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the middest of the vncircumcised, with them that be slaine by the sword: this is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the LORD God.
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Genesis 2:8
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The one true God.
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Set in the ground for growth; placed, fixed, introduced, or established.
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An enclosed or cultivated place for plants, herbs, or fruit.
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Toward or in the direction of the east.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The region in which the LORD planted the garden where he placed the man. Sense 2: A personal or place name borne by other persons or locations in later passages.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.
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Made, shaped, fashioned, created, arranged, or brought into the intended being, body, people, purpose, or condition.
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2:8¶ And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
2:8¶ And the LORD God planted a garden Eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Selected passage2:9And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
2:9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow euery tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food: the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and euill.
2:10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
2:10And a riuer went out of Eden to water the garden, and from thence it was parted, and became into foure heads.
2:11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
2:11The name of the first is *Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where there is gold.
2:12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
2:12And the gold of that land is good: There is Bdellium and the Onix stone.
2:13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
2:13And the name of the second riuer is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of †Ethiopia.
2:14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
2:14And the name of the third riuer is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth ‖toward the East of Assyria: and the fourth riuer is Euphrates.
2:15And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
2:15And the LORD God tooke ‖the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it.
2:16And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of euery tree of the garden thou mayest †freely eate.
2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt †surely die.