Where Was the Garden of Eden?

Because of Doctrine and Covenants 78:15, 107:53-57 and 116:1, many Latter-day Saints believe the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri, or in Daviess County, Missouri.  But these scriptural references are to Adam-Ondi-Ahman, the place where Adam and Eve lived after they were expelled from the Garden of Eden. 

They may have traveled a short way or a very long distance, perhaps thousands of miles, after they left the Garden of Eden.  Genesis describes the location of the Garden of Eden by reference to four rivers.  We know the location of three, the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile rivers.  This would place the Garden of Eden at the Northern end of the Persian Gulf, east of ancient Babylon, present day Iraq.  But precisely where, we are unable to say, and will probably never know.

In future shows, we will also explore the location of Sodom and Gomorrah, the flood of Noah and other mysteries of the Bible.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Because of Doctrine and Covenants 78:15, 107:53-57 and 116:1, many Latter-day Saints believe the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri, or in Daviess County, Missouri.  But these scriptural references are to Adam-Ondi-Ahman, the place where Adam and Eve lived after they were expelled from the Garden of Eden. 

They may have traveled a short way or a very long distance, perhaps thousands of miles, after they left the Garden of Eden.  Genesis describes the location of the Garden of Eden by reference to four rivers.  We know the location of three, the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile rivers.  This would place the Garden of Eden at the Northern end of the Persian Gulf, east of ancient Babylon, present day Iraq.  But precisely where, we are unable to say, and will probably never know.

In future shows, we will also explore the location of Sodom and Gomorrah, the flood of Noah and other mysteries of the Bible.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.