Keraia
Genesis 2

Genesis 2:15

Man and Woman in the Garden · Genesis 2:4–25
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Translations

Modern
Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
Traditional
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Literal
And YHWH God took the man and He caused him to rest in the garden of Eden, to work it and to keep it.
Latin
Tulit ergo Dominus Deus hominem, et posuit eum in paradiso voluptatis, ut operaretur, et custodiret illum:

Original

Hebrew
English
Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Notes

Genesis 2:15

to cultivate and keep it: The garden needed care and management. Caring for the garden was humanity's honorable work. The Scriptures later apply these roles in God's garden-sanctuary to his tabernacle (see Leviticus 8:35; Numbers 3:5–10; 4:46–49).

Genesis 2:4–25

This story (see study note on 2:4) of the heavens and the earth is not a second creation story. Instead, it expands on 1:1–2:3 with more theological and historical details. The focus shifts to what the universe (kosmos) produced rather than on its creation.

Special attention is given to the first man and woman. As the story continues, it is shaped by contrasts such as good and evil, knowledge and ignorance, life and death, and harmony and conflict.

Events

Places

Eden: The perfect garden where God placed Adam and Eve

Glossary

Adam (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Book of Revelation Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Creation Creation Myths Eden Fall of Man Genesis, Book of God, Names of Hebrew Language Land Man Man, Old and New Mesopotamia Monotheism New Creation, New Creature Paradise Patriarchs, Period of the Sex, Sexuality Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Woman Work

Topics

Agriculture or Farming: The Occupation of Man Before the Fall Agriculture: Divine Institution of Climate Change Eden: The Garden of Eden Employees Farming Garden Gardens of Eden: Man Placed In, to Dress and Keep God: Creator Industry: General Scriptures Concerning Industry: Required of Man in a State of Innocence Man: Placed in the Garden of Eden Men Working Our Environment Planting a Garden Probation: Adam On Recycling Stewardship Stewardship of God's Creation Taking Care of the Earth The Environment The Garden of Eden Work Working Hard