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The Garden of Eden

A second, more intimate account of creation — focusing on the creation of the man, the Garden of Eden with its two named trees, and the creation of the woman. The narrative introduces the first humans in a specific place, with specific relationships and a specific prohibition.

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Day Seven: The Sabbath Rest

1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

The Creation of Adam

4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

The Garden and Its Trees

8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

The Creation of Eve

18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

20And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

1The heavens and the earth were finished, and all their vast array.

2On the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

3God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work which he had created and made.

The Creation of Adam

4This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made the earth and the heavens.

5No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

6but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.

7Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

The Garden and Its Trees

8Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

9Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.

11The name of the first is Pishon: this is the one which flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

12and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.

13The name of the second river is Gihon: the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.

14The name of the third river is Hiddekel: this is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

15Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

16Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

17but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die."

The Creation of Eve

18Yahweh God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him."

19Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them.

20The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper suitable for him.

21Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

22Yahweh God fashioned the rib, which he had taken from the man, into a woman, and brought her to the man.

23The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called 'woman,' because she was taken out of Man."

24Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

25The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

1And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

2And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

3And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

The Creation of Adam

4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven.

5And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground.

6but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

7And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

The Garden and Its Trees

8And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

9And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

11The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

12and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

15And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

16And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

The Creation of Eve

18And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

19And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them.

20And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him.

21And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof.

22And the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

23And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

1And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host;

2and God completeth by the seventh day His work which He hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made.

3And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.

The Creation of Adam

4These are births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens;

5and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground.

6and a mist goeth up from the earth, and hath watered the whole face of the ground.

7Jehovah God also formeth the man — dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

The Garden and Its Trees

8And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed.

9And Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree pleasant to appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10And a river is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it is parted and hath become four heads.

11the name of the one is Pison, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold is ,

12and the gold of that land is good, there is the bdolach and the shoham stone;

13and the name of the second river is Gibon, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

14and the name of the third river is Hiddekel, it is that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is Phrat.

15And Jehovah God taketh the man and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it and to keep it.

16And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

17and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it — dying thou dost die.'

The Creation of Eve

18And Jehovah God saith, 'It is not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper — as his counterpart.'

19And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it.

20And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper--as his counterpart.

21And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.

22And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;

23and the man saith, 'This is the proper thing! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh! for this is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken.'

24Therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

25And they are both of them naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves.

Public domain: KJV (1611) · WEB (2020) · ASV (1901) · YLT (1862). Note: YLT translates nephesh chayyah as "living creature" rather than "living soul" — reflecting a different translational philosophy about whether the Hebrew implies an immortal soul. Both are defensible; the Hebrew does not settle the question.

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