Text from Genesis, Chapter 2, Verses 8-15, 19-20
Name: ______________ Date: _______________
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2:8 |
God planted a garden in Eden to the east. There He placed the man that He had formed. |
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2:9 |
God made grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasant to look at and good to eat, [including] the Tree of Life in the middle of the garden, and the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil. |
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2:10 |
A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became four major rivers. |
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2:11 |
The name of the first is Pishon. It surrounds the entire land of Havilah where gold is found. |
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2:12 |
The gold of that land is [especially] good. Also found there are pearls and precious stones. |
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2:13 |
The name of the second river is Gihon. It surrounds the land of Cush. |
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2:14 |
The name of the third river is the Tigris which flows to the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates. |
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2:15 |
God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to work it and watch it. |
A little later in the text it says…
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2:19 |
God had formed every wild beast and every bird of heaven out of the ground. He [now] brought [them] to the man to see what he would name each one. Whatever the man called each living thing [would] remain its name. |
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2:20 |
The man named every livestock animal and bird of the sky … |