| Title: | Eden |
| Original Title: | Eden |
| Volume and Page: | Vol. 5 (1755), p. 389 |
| Author: | Denis Diderot (biography) |
| Translator: | Patrick Day [University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire] |
| Subject terms: |
Geography
History
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| Citation (MLA): | Diderot, Denis. "Eden." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Patrick Day. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2005. Web. [fill in today's date in the form 18 Apr. 2009 and remove square brackets]. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0000.465>. Trans. of "Eden," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 5. Paris, 1755. |
| Citation (Chicago): | Diderot, Denis. "Eden." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Patrick Day. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0000.465 (accessed [fill in today's date in the form April 18, 2009 and remove square brackets]). Originally published as "Eden," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 5:389 (Paris, 1755). |
Eden, region of the Orient where earthly paradise was located. Those who derive the etymology of Jordan from the words jor and ader (stream) and aden or eden , claim that Eden was situated on the banks of the Jordan and lake of Gennesaret, or from gennar – sara , meaning the prince's garden . Muslims also recognize Eden ; it was a location where their theologians were provided with many visions. Eden is today a city on Mount Lebanon, located in a very pleasant site. See Earthly Paradise.