the Garden of Eden

noun phrase

in the Bible
: the garden where Adam and Eve first lived

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The Catholic Church teaches that all other people are conceived with original sin as a result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden. Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026 The tree echoes the Biblical story of the Garden of Eden, and the Forbidden Fruit eaten by Eve. Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 According to tradition, Lilith left the Garden of Eden after refusing to be subservient to Adam. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 The olive tree, like the apple tree in the Garden of Eden, stands as an emblem for these times, when everything is so difficult, when all our reasoning is so clogged up and logic is turned on its head. Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Garden of Eden

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“The Garden of Eden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Garden%20of%20Eden. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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