East of Eden
Where Adam and Eve lived after being driven out of Eden. Jehovah God placed cherubs at the east of the garden to guard the way to the tree of life.
First mentioned in the Bible
Jehovah God sent him away from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. Yes, he drove the man away, and at the east of the garden of Eden he posted the cherubs and the flaming blade of a sword that was turning continually to guard the way to the tree of life.— Genesis 3:23-24
Background
After Adam sinned, Jehovah God expelled him from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. Jehovah God placed cherubs and a flaming sword at the east of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life. Adam and Eve lived in the region east of Eden, bearing and raising children. Here they had Cain, Abel, Seth, and other sons and daughters. Adam lived over 800 years after the expulsion, and humanity gradually spread throughout the area around Eden.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
With that Jehovah God expelled him from the garden of Eʹden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken. So he drove the man out, and he posted at the east of the garden of Eʹden the cherubs and the flaming blade of a sword that was turning continuously to guard the way to the tree of life.— Genesis 3:23-24
Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said: “I have produced a male child with the help of Jehovah.” Later she again gave birth, to his brother Abel.— Genesis 4:1-2
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