Alla olevasta linkistä löytyy mielenkiintoisia päätelmiä Edenin puutarhan sijainnista ja luomiskertomuksen taustasta.
Niille jotka eivät jaksa lukea, niin paljastettakoon että Persianlahden pohjukasta se löytyy, ja paratiisista karkoitus kuvaa tiivistetysti ihmisten siirtymistä pyytäjä-keräilijöistä maanviljelijöiksi. Varsin järkeenkäypä teoria.
http://www.ldolphin.org/eden/
Niille jotka eivät jaksa lukea, niin paljastettakoon että Persianlahden pohjukasta se löytyy, ja paratiisista karkoitus kuvaa tiivistetysti ihmisten siirtymistä pyytäjä-keräilijöistä maanviljelijöiksi. Varsin järkeenkäypä teoria.
http://www.ldolphin.org/eden/
Vastaukset 1
Vanhimmat
Toisen teorian mukaan Eedenin puutarha olisi Etiopiassa, jossa ensimmäiset hominidit ja ihmisetkin ovat kehittyneet ja sieltä lähteneet muualle, ja maanviljely keksitty ehkä 10000 vuotta sitten.
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/potbible.htm
"The word akh, first of all, is written with a glyph showing a crested ibis, ibis comata. This bird - the name of which was also akh -- lived in the southern part of the Arabian side of the Red Sea (near Al Qunfidhah) and migrated to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) during the winter. Both these places are near the regions from which sacred incense came, and were called the "Divine Land". The bird's crest, together with its dark green plumage shot with glittering metallic specks justifies the meanings 'to shine', 'to be resplendent', 'to irradiate'; of the root akh in the hieroglyphic writing. "Akh indeed expresses all notions of light, both literally and figuratively, from the Light which comes forth from Darkness to the transcendental light of transfiguration. It is also used to designate the 'third eye', the ureaeus, related in old tradition to the pineal body and to the spirit."
In the next chapter we will see that the sacred cloud of incense was instrumental in the transfiguration of Christ. Note that Ethiopia was referred to as the "Divine Land" and that it was the source for the sacred incense. The ancients also referred to Ethiopia as the "Land of God".
The ancient Egyptians believed that they had received their divinities from Ethiopia and have always held to the ancient and honored tradition of their southern origin. Ethiopia is so important in ancient history that it is mentioned as being in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:12).
The ancient Greek historian Diodorus Siculus wrote: "The Ethiopians conceived themselves to be of greater antiquity than any other nation; and it is probable that, born under the sun's path, its warmth may have ripened them earlier than other men. They supposed themselves to be the inventors of worship, of festivals, of solemn assemblies, of sacrifice, and every religious practice."