Genesis 2:8-14 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.… 1. The Lord of it, God Himself, who planted it with His own hand. 2. The nature or kind of it; it was a garden. 3. The situation of it; it lay eastward. 4. The furniture or store of the garden. (1) In general; it was furnished with all sorts of plants both for use and delights. (2) In particular; it had in it two trees appointed to a spiritual use. 5. The commodious situation of the garden, both for fruitfulness and delight, by the benefit of the liver that issued out of it. 6. The assigning over of the garden to the man. (1) Of the place, for them to dwell in. (2) Of the fruits, to feed on. (J. White.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.WEB: Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed. |
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