eden

This name derives from Hebrew "‛êden" (place of pleasure, delight, the first habitat of man after the creation). ‛êden was a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah. The first recorded use is from ancient Israel in the book of II chronicles. The Garden of Eden (hebrew: Gan ʿEdhen) is the biblical "garden of God", described most notably in the Book Of Genesis (Genesis 2-3), but also mentioned, directly or indirectly, in Ezekiel, Isaiah and elsewhere in the old testament.