Eden. [E'den]

1. Son of Joah, a Gershonite, 2 Chronicles 29:12; perhaps the same that assisted in distributing the oblations in 2 Chronicles 31:16.

2. A people called 'the children of Eden,' dwelling in Thelasar, or Telassar, which had been conquered by Assyria. They supplied Tyre with costly fabrics. 2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12; Ezekiel 27:23. Its locality is not known.

3. HOUSE OF EDEN or BETH-EDEN. Amos 1:5. Apparently a residence of the kings of Damascus, probably situated in some pleasant place.


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