Is the Garden of Eden on a Mountain?
The Mountain•Episode 3•November 11, 2024

Is the Garden of Eden on a Mountain?

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The biblical authors portray Eden as a cosmic mountain—an overlapping Heaven and Earth space in God’s presence. Humans are placed on the Eden mountain and given a choice: Will they trust God’s voice and wisdom, or will they seize the knowledge of good and bad on their own terms? In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss the drama that plays out on the first cosmic mountain and how it becomes the pattern for every future mountaintop story in the Bible.
Is the Garden of Eden on a Mountain?
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Episode Chapters

Scripture References

Exodus 25-31Genesis 8Genesis 1Genesis 2:4Genesis 2:4-5Genesis 2:6Genesis 2:7-8Genesis 2:9-14Ezekiel 28Joel 3:17Isaiah 51Genesis 3:24Genesis 4:16Genesis 11Genesis 2:15Genesis 2:7Numbers 2:7-8Genesis 2:16-17Genesis 2:9Genesis 2-3Genesis 3:6-7Genesis 3:9-19Genesis 3:22

Referenced Resources

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Show Music

  • “Dreamscape Lagoon” by Enzalla
  • “Rain or Shine” by Birocratic & Middle School
  • BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Production of today's episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Frank Garza and Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode and also provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.