Was the Garden of Eden planted "in the East" or "towards the East" in Genesis 2:8?

Was the Garden of Eden planted "in the East" or "towards the East" in Genesis 2:8?

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Genesis 2:8 NASB95

The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.

Genesis 2:8 ESV

And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Was the Garden of Eden in the West "facing the East of Eden", or was it planted "in the East of Eden?"

I’ve been studying the biblical theme of people moving East to West, from the world to God’s presence (which dwelled in the West). The temple faced towards the East, and it had a similar procession of East to West as you go from the court of the Gentiles to the Most Holy Place. That’s the reason I’m asking this question in the first place.

1 Comment

  • Reply June 17, 2025

    Pentecostal Theology

    Phil Aguilar Philip Williams will not tell us this @John @isara mo He can barely find Noah on the map

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