There have been at least four notable attempts in very recent times to discover this long-sought locality; two of them by American, and two by German authors. Their theories have been put forth with the greatest assurance, and in most cases supported by a vast array of learning; but they all seem to. have failed to satisfy the judgment of the literary world, or to add anything substantial towards a reasonable solution of the question.
1. The view of Friederich Delitzsch, the eminent Assyriologist, son of the well-known commentator, has. already been given under the art. EDJEN. Brilliant as are, the researches of his work, its conclusions have been rejected by the most careful and competent critics. See Haldev, in the Revue Critique, 1881, page 457 sq.; Noldecke, in the Zeitschr. d. deutsch. mogenland. Gesellschhaft, 1882, page 174; Lenormant, in Les. Origine de l'Histoire, volume 2. We cite (from The Nation, N.Y., March 15, 1883) some of the geographical objections:
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Author: McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia
Keywords: Paradise, Eden, Garden of Eden
Bible reference(s): Genesis 2:10, Joel 2:3, Ezekiel 28:13, Ezekiel 31:9, Ezekiel 31:18, Ezekiel 36:35, Luke 23:43, 2 Corinthians 12:4, Revelation 2:7, 2 Esdras 3:6, 2 Esdras 4:7, 2 Esdras 6:2, 2 Esdras 7:53, 2 Esdras 8:52
Source: John McClintock and James Strong, Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature.
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