
Eden (ןדע)
Eden as “luxuriance” or “delight”
The cosmic land called “Delight/Eden”
Gan (גַּן)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nut-Egyptian-goddess#/media/1/422764/165212
Enthronement scene of Seti I
Rivers
The description of the rivers has been outlined in decrescendo form, as each successive description becomes shorter and shorter… The same pattern is evident in Hebrew word counts, as the four river descriptions are given in 20, 10, 8, and 4, Hebrew words successively. The second river‘s description (10 words) is exactly half the length of the first (20 words), and the fourth (4 words) is half the length of the third (8 words). The impression of this most striking feature of Gen 2:10-14 is precisely that of a spring welling up and dissipating as it flows out all over the land—that is, verses 11-14 demonstrate literarily what is stated explicitly in v. 10. —MICHAEL MORALES, THE TABERNACLE PRE-FIGURED: TABERNACLE IDEOLOGY IN GENESIS-EXODUS.
Bibliography
Mangum, Douglas, Miles Custis, and Wendy Widder. Genesis 1–11. Lexham Research Commentaries. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012.
https://bibleproject.com/course/adam-noah/
https://www.gotquestions.org/two-Creation-accounts.html
Terje Stordalen, Echoes of Eden: Genesis 2-3 and Symbolism of the Garden of Eden in Biblical Hebrew Literature
Seth Postell, Adam as Israel: Genesis 1-3 as the Introduction to the Torah and Tanakh
John H. Walton. About The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate