An engineer made a startling claim that the Garden of Eden — where the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, lived — has been found in a surprising region of the world.
Mahmood Jawaid, a chemical engineer based in Texas, contends that the Garden of Eden is in Bahir Dar, a region in northwestern Ethiopia near where the Blue Nile begins, departing from a widely accepted hypothesis that it can be found in the Middle East.
In a recent study, which has not been peer reviewed, Jawaid claims that after reading both the Bible and the Quran, as well as analyzing descriptions of both Adam and Eve, the Blue Nile could correspond to the Biblical Gihon.
Early human evolution also proposes that Adam may have evolved from Homo habilis or a late form of Australopithecus in the East African Rift Valley near Olduvai Gorge, a region considered a cradle of humanity, the Daily Mail reports.
From there, Adam and Eve could have been “placed” in the highlands of Bahir Dar, before descending.
“All clues point to Bahir Dar, near Lake Tana, a region of striking beauty, abundant vegetation, and the source of the Blue Nile, which fits the ancient description of Eden’s rivers,” Jawaid wrote.
Most biblical scholars maintain that the location of the Garden of Eden, as outlined in the Book of Genesis, sits near where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow in the Middle East. Genesis 2:8-14 describes a river streaming out of Eden, which then splits into four waterways: Pishon, Gihon, Tigris (Hiddekel), and Euphrates, indicating its position was in southern Mesopotamia, currently known as Iraq.
According to the American scholar, “Lake Tana fits the description of Eden perfectly,” noting that the volcanic ridges enclose the highlands and feed other river systems.
Jawaid also notes that both the Bible and the Quran describe a garden on Earth, rather than an eternal Paradise, which is only reserved for the righteous. He also pointed out that the region’s “temperature climate, fertile soil, and abundant water supply mirror the scriptural depiction of a place free from hunger, thirst and oppressive heat.”
Other scholars have also claimed to have found a location for the Garden of Eden.
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In a 2024 study, Dr. Konstantin Borisov, a computer engineer, positioned the paradise in modern-day Egypt, rather than Iraq.
Borisov contended that the four rivers match up with the Nile, stating that proof from Medieval European world maps “cannot be overlooked.” He also emphasized the Hereford Mappa Mundi maps that display a circular world encircled by a river marked “Oceanus” and at the very summit of the maps sits “Paradise,” or “Eden,” positioned close by.
He also asserted that the Great Pyramid of Giza, the most massive Egyptian pyramid, marks the spot where the Tree of Life once flourished, writing, “By examining a map from around 500 BC, it becomes apparent that the only four rivers emerging from the encircling Oceanus are the Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, and Indus.”
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