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The names of the rivers are the Euphrates, the Pison, the Gihon, and the Hiddekel.(17) (17 "And the Lord God planted a garden, and out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food."  The Book of Genesis.) THE NAMES OF THE RIVERS ARE THE EUPHRATES THE PYSON THE GAHAN AND THEDECKOL NOTE SEVENTEEN AND THE LORD GOD PLANTED A GARDEN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN MADE THE LORD GOD TO GROW EVERY TREE THAT IS PLEASANT TO THE SIGHT AND GOOD FOR FOOD UNQUOTE THE BOOK OF GENESIS
nificence of a spacious hall, we were finally brought before the Great High Priest, ruler over all the land. He was richly robed, and much taller than those about him, and could not have been less than fourteen or fifteen feet in height. The immense room in which we were received seemed finished in solid slabs of gold thickly studded with jewels, of amazing brilliancy. The city of "Eden" is located in what seems to be a beautiful valley, yet, in fact, it is on the loftiest mountain plateau of the Inner Continent, several thousand feet higher than any portion of the surrounding country. It is the most beautiful place I have ever beheld in all my travels. In this elevated garden all manner of fruits, vines, shrubs, trees, and flowers grow in riotous profusion. In this garden four rivers have their source in a mighty artesian fountain. They divide and flow in four directions. This place is called by the inhabitants the "navel of the earth," or the beginning, "the cradle of the human race. INDESCRIBABLE WHEN AMID THE REGAL MAGNIFICENCE OF A SPACIOUS HALL WE WERE FINALLY BROUGHT BEFORE THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST RULER OVER ALL THE LAND HE WAS RICHLY ROBED AND MUCH TALLER THAN THOSE ABOUT HIM AND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN LESS THAN FOURTEEN OR FIFTEEN FEET IN HEIGHT THE IMMENSE ROOM IN WHICH WE WERE RECEIVED SEEMED FINISHED IN SOLID SLABS OF GOLD THICKLY STUDDED WITH JEWELS OF AMAZING BRILLIANCY THE CITY OF EDEN IS LOCATED IN WHAT SEEMS TO BE A BEAUTIFUL VALLEY YET IN FACT IT IS ON THE LOFTIEST MOUNTAIN PLATEAU OF THE INNER CONTINENT SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET HIGHER THAN ANY PORTION OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE I HAVE EVER BEHELD IN MY TRAVELS IN THIS ELEVATED GARDEN ALL MANNER OF FRUITS VINES SHRUBS TREES AND FLOWERS GROW IN RIOTOUS PROFUSION IN THIS GARDEN FOUR RIVERS HAVE THEIR SOURCE IN A MIGHTY ARTESIAN FOUNTAIN THEY DIVIDE AND FLOW IN FOUR DIRECTIONS THIS PLACE IS CALLED BY THE INHABITANTS THE NAVEL OF THE EARTH OR THE BEGINNING CRADLE OF THE HUMAN RACE
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