Re: The location of the Garden of Eden?

Posted by scotty on 1127778723

Legendary site of the Garden of Eden. Qurna is located in a fertile region of Iraq where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet. Genesis chapter 2 says, "A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon; ...The name of the second river is Gihon; ...the name of the third river is Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates."

Qurna is home to a gnarled old tree referred to as "Adam's tree, " although no particular biblical tree is specified. Palm groves and other trees in the area have been damaged in past conflicts; nearby Basra has been a target in the current war.

What's incredible is that while I was in the U.S. Army, 1988-1991, I fought in the largest tank battle in the history of battles; The Battle of Medina Ridge. When we finally stopped fighting we found ourselves at where the Tigris and Euphrates meet in Iraq. Whoa.

SB