This passage notes that "The Lord planted a garden in the east, toward Eden" (Gen. 2:8) and "Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:9)." ... From this perspective, the Garden of Eden is a special place that is separate from the world and under the dominion of God. ... The hedge functions as one enclosure while the wall functions as a second enclosure as in the Persian custom, which was common for gardens in the Middle East....

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Ancient Hebrew or Jewish culture grew out of the societies of the ancient Near East. ... Biblical laws are part of the indigenous legal traditions of the ancient Near East. ... Two altars, one smaller than the other, have been found at archaeological sites in the Near East, and some scholars believe these represent Yahweh and his consort, Asherah. ... The Bible's garden of Eden is similar to the Sumerian garden of creation. ...

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"East Coker" is earth, "The Dry Salvages" water, "Little Gidding" fire, and "Burnt Norton" air, the world of thoughts, words, philosophy and poetry. ... Certainly the garden, "our first world", references the Garden of Eden. ...

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