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ID: 901000949
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000949
Record Type: Legendary Place

Garden of Eden (Abrahamic religion place)

Note: in the Old Testament Book of Genesis, biblical earthly paradise inhabited by the first created man and woman, Adam and Eve, prior to their expulsion for disobeying the commandments of God.

Names:
Garden of Eden (Abrahamic religion place) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Eden (Abrahamic religion place) (English,U,N)
Paradeisos (Abrahamic religion place) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)
Paradisus (Abrahamic religion place) (Latin,U,N)
Terrestrial Paradise (Abrahamic religion place) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament legendary places> (P)
............Garden of Eden (Abrahamic religion place) (I)
Related Iconography:
location of .... Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Legend of Adam and Eve (Abrahamic religion narrative), Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise (Abrahamic religion narrative)) [901000428]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... legendary place
.....(place (distinct area), environmental psychology concepts, psychological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Abrahamic religion
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... paradise (doctrinal concept)
.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Garden of Eden (Abrahamic religion place)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 71A52 God walks in the Garden of Eden
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Eden (Abrahamic religion place)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85040949
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Paradeisos (Abrahamic religion place)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Paradisus (Abrahamic religion place)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Terrestrial Paradise (Abrahamic religion place)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Garden of Eden," accessed 3 July 2017
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)

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