Eden
noun /ˈiːdn/
/ˈiːdn/
(also the Garden of Eden)
[singular]- (in the Bible) the beautiful garden where Adam and Eve, the first humans, lived before they did something God had told them not to and were sent away, often seen as a place of happiness and innocenceWord Originfrom late Latin, Greek Ēdēn (Septuagint), and Hebrew ‘Ēd̲en; perhaps related to Akkadian edinu, from Sumerian eden ‘plain, desert’ (but believed to be related to Hebrew ‘ēd̲en ‘delight’). Akkadian and Sumerian are ancient Middle Eastern languages.