Researchers assume that the Garden of Eden is not just a biblical place. Symbolic location exists.
The Garden of Eden, also known as Paradise, is the place in the Christian religion where the first human couple, Adam And Eve He lived before the fall. Obviously, the Garden of Eden primarily has a symbolic meaning, but at the same time, according to scholars, it is not impossible that the basis for the mythical garden was provided by a really existing site – Writes the IFL Science.
According to the Bible, the Garden of Eden was fed by four rivers, called the Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, and Euphrates. We still know the last two today; Thousands of years ago, the first settled civilizations arose on the fertile banks of the two rivers. However, it is not clear what the names Pishon and Gihon refer to. Over the centuries, some theologians have hypothesized that the Ganges River in India and the River Egypt represent this.
However, the mention of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers indicates that the Garden of Eden was inspired by a region in Iraq or Iran where these two rivers meet near the Persian Gulf. the experts According to this, it cannot be ruled out that paradise on earth will be located around the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab delta formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
It is worth noting that Africa is the cradle of the human race, so if we want to believe that the Garden of Eden symbolizes the origin of people, then it is more likely that the Garden of Eden must also exist somewhere in the Black Continent.
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