Genesis 2:8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 2:8-15

Man consisting of body and soul, a body made out of the earth and a rational immortal soul the breath of heaven, we have, in these verses, the provision that was made for the happiness of both; he that made him took care to make him happy, if he could but have kept himself so and known when he was well off. That part of man by which he is allied to the world of sense was made happy; for he was put in the paradise of God: that part by which he is allied to the world of spirits was well provided... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 2:8

And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden ,.... Or "had planted" F13 ויטע "plantaverat", V. L. Vatablus, Piscator, Pareus, Drusius, Cartwright; "ornaverat plantis", Junius & Tremellius. , for this was not now done after the formation of man, but before; and so the word translated "eastward" may be rendered, as it is by some, "before" F14 מקדם "a principio", V. L. so Onkelos; "antes vel antequam", same in Fagius, Cartwright. : for the plain meaning is, that God... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:8

A garden eastward in Eden - Though the word עדן Eden signifies pleasure or delight, it is certainly the name of a place. See Genesis 4:16 ; 2 Kings 19:12 ; Isaiah 37:12 ; Ezekiel 27:23 ; Amos 1:5 . And such places probably received their name from their fertility, pleasant situation, etc. In this light the Septuagint have viewed it, as they render the passage thus: Εφυτευσεν ὁ Θεος παραδεισον εν Εδεν , God planted a paradise in Eden. Hence the word paradise has been... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:8

Verse 8 8.And the Lord God planted (117) Moses now adds the condition and rule of living which were given to man. And, first, he narrates in what part of the world he was placed, and what a happy and pleasant habitation was allotted to him. Moses says, that God had planted accommodating himself, by a simple and uncultivated style, to the capacity of the vulgar. For since the majesty of God, as it really is, cannot be expressed, the Scripture is wont to describe it according to the manner of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:8

EXPOSITION In accordance with a well-known characteristic of Hebrew composition, the writer, having carried his subject forward to a convenient place of rest, now reverts to a point of time in the six days antecedent to man's appearance on the earth. In anticipation of his arrival, it was needful that a suitable abode should be prepared for his reception. Accordingly, having already mentioned the creation of plants, trees, and flowers, the narrative proceeds to describe the construction... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:8

The garden of Eden. I. A SCENE OF BEAUTY . Whether situated in Armenia or Babylonia (see Exposition), it was a fair spot in a sunny region of delights (Eden). This beauty was— 1. Luxuriant . Milton has lavished all the wealth of his creative genius in an attempt to depict "the happy rural seat of the first pair" ('Par. Lost,' bk. 4.). Yet it is questionable if even he has succeeded in reproducing the gorgeous spectacle, the endlessly diversified assortment of lovely forms... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:8-17

Man's first dwelling-place. The description of Eden commences an entirely new stage in the record. We are now entering upon the history of humanity as such. I. The first fact in that history is a state of " PLEASANTNESS ." The garden is planted by God. The trees are adapted to human life, to support it, to gratify it; and in the midst of the garden the two trees which represent the two most important facts with which revelation is about to deal, viz; immortality and sin. II. ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 2:8-14

- XI. The Garden8. גן gan “garden, park,” παράδεισος paradeisos, “an enclosed piece of ground.” עדן ‛ēden “Eden, delight.” קדם qedem “fore-place, east; foretime.”11. פישׁון pı̂yshôn Pishon; related: “flow over, spread, leap.” חוילה chăvı̂ylâh Chavilah. חול chôl “sand.” חבל chebel “region.”12. בדלם bedolam, ἄνθραξ anthrax, “carbuncle,” (Septuagint) Βδέλλιον bdellion, a gum of eastern countries, Arabia, India, Media (Josephus, etc.). The pearl (Kimchi). שׁהם sohām πράσινος prasinos,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 2:8

Genesis 2:8. The Lord God planted Or, had planted, namely, on the third day, when he created the fruit-tree yielding fruit; a garden A place peculiarly pleasant, a paradise, separated, it seems, from the rest of the earth, and enclosed, but in what way, we are not informed; eastward From the place where Moses wrote, and from the place where the Israelites afterward dwelt. In Eden Although the word eden signifies delight and pleasure; and undoubtedly the situation of the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 2:4-25

2:4-4:26 EARLY HUMAN LIFELife in the Garden of Eden (2:4-25)From this point on, the story concentrates on the people God made, rather than on other features of the created universe. Again the Bible states that the world was not always as it is now, but was prepared stage by stage till it was suitable for human habitation. God created Adam (meaning ‘man’ or ‘mankind’) not out of nothing, but out of materials he had previously created. Like the other animals, Adam had his physical origins in the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 2:8-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 2:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:8-17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 2:8-14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 2:8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 2:4-25

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