In the book of genesis the tree of life is first described in chapter 2 verse 9 as being in the midst of the garden of eden with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Tree of life garden of eden location.
After the fall of man lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat and live for ever cherubim are placed at the east end of the garden to guard the way to the tree of life.
No one knows exactly where the garden of eden is located but it is said to be located in the area of four rivers pishon gihon tigris and euphrates.
Well the version of the story that ended up in the book of genesis seems to place the garden of eden somewhere in mesopotamia.
Even if the rivers don t follow the same course they did in the book of genesis the regions mentioned in connection with the rivers indicate that the garden of eden was most likely located.
The name derives from the akkadian edinnu from a sumerian word edin meaning plain or steppe closely related.
The garden of eden also called the terrestrial paradise or simply paradise is the biblical garden of god described in the book of genesis and the book of ezekiel.
The garden of eden is located east of eden which is in the tigris euphrates area of mesopotamia.
The tree of life has become the subject of some debate as to.
It was a real tree to be sure but let me suggest that it was also symbolic of the fact that god was and is the source of eternal life and blessing.
Genesis 13 10 refers to the garden of god and the trees of the garden are mentioned in ezekiel 31 9.
The book of zechariah and the book of psalms also refer to trees and water without explicitly mentioning eden.
Its exact location is not known.
The tree of life stood in the centre of the garden of eden which elsewhere is called the garden of the l ord genesis 2 16 17.
The tree of life is a term mentioned in the hebrew bible.