Garden of Eden

Genesis 2:10-14 describes a river flowing from Eden that divided into four rivers: the Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, and Euphrates. The exact location remains unknown, as the global flood likely altered the earth's geography significantly.

The protoevangelium, meaning first gospel, is God's declaration that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head. This is the first messianic prophecy, promising that a descendant of the woman (Christ) would defeat Satan.

Scripture indicates the Garden was a real place, but it is no longer accessible. Genesis 3:24 states that cherubim and a flaming sword guard the way to the Tree of Life. The physical garden is gone, but its spiritual reality will be restored in the New Jerusalem.