Science & The Search For The Garden Of Eden

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Summary: VIDEO: Where was the Garden of Eden located? Is it just myth or a real place in real history? Science, ancient geography, and Genesis provide great clues to help us find it.

Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong digs deep into Genesis 2:10–14 and science in order to investigate one of the Bible’s most intriguing mysteries. Using satellite imagery, archaeological findings, and linguistic evidence, Armstrong takes you on a riveting journey through the Tigris, Euphrates, and two lesser-known rivers—the Pishon and Gihon—revealing their real-world counterparts and how they converge in the Shatt al-Arab region. Could Eden be buried beneath the northern Persian Gulf or lost somewhere in ancient Mesopotamia? This isn’t speculation—it’s serious biblical detective work that just might change how you read Genesis forever. If you’ve ever wondered whether the Bible points to a real, historical Eden, this video is for you.

Sources

Dave Armstrong, The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back Up the Bible (Catholic Answers Press: March 15, 2023, 271 pages); see chapter 1: pp. 19-28.

[Geologist] Carol A. Hill, “The Garden of Eden: A Modern Landscape,” Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 52 (March 2000), 31–46.

[Archaeologist] James Sauer, “The River Runs Dry: Creation Story Preserves Historical Memory,” Biblical Archaeology Review 22:4 (1996), 52–57, 64.

“Mahd adh Dhahab” [“Cradle of Gold”], Wikipedia.

“Havilah,” Jewish Encyclopedia (1906).

“Bdellium,” Jewish Encyclopedia (1906).

“Karun [River]”, Wikipedia.

“Karun and Shatt Al-Arab River System: Historic and Modern Attempts to Manage Iran’s Lifeline,” Kenneth Ray Olson, Sergey Stanislavovich Chernyanskii, Open Journal of Soil Science, Vol.14 No.7, July 2024.

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“Shoreline reconstructions for the Persian Gulf since the last glacial maximum,” Kurt Lambeck, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 142 ( 1996) 43-57.

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