The Garden of Eden: Situated in the Promised Land of Israel?It is the Jewish Bible that introduced the world to the concept of the Garden of Eden. Do the same Jewish people have a right to claim that it is in fact the land Promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?
The question of where the Garden of Eden was located has intrigued people for millennia. According to ancient and medieval Jewish sources, the lush garden where God first placed mankind was situated within the boundaries of the Promised Land of Israel.