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search "The Garden of Eden" by Lucas Cranach der Ältere, a 16th-
century German depiction of Eden.  The Garden of Eden (Hebrew
גַּן עֵדֶן, Gan ʿEdhen) is the biblical "garden of God",
described most notably in the Book of Genesis (Genesis 2–3), but
also mentioned, directly or indirectly, in Ezekiel, Isaiah and
elsewhere in the Old Testament.[1] In the past, the favoured
derivation of the name "Eden" was from the Akkadian edinnu,
itself derived from a Sumerian word meaning "plain" or "steppe",
but it is now believed to be more closely related to an Aramaic
root meaning "fruitful, well-watered."[1] Scriptures depict Adam
and Eve as walking around the Garden of Eden naked due to their
innocence.[2][3]   The Eden of Genesis has been variously
located at the headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates in
northern Iraq, in Africa, and in the Persian Gulf. The Eden in
Ezekiel appears to be located in Lebanon.[