Was the garden of Eden in the Fertile Crescent?

The Fertile Crescent was the Mesopotamian region between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, so it was part of Eden but the garden of Eden was west of the Euphrates to as far as the Mediterranean Sea at the land of israel. read more

The Fertile Crescent is traditionally associated in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths with the earthly location of the Garden of Eden. The area features prominently in the Bible and Quran and a number of sites there are associated with narratives from those works. read more

The land in the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called Mesopotamia which means "between the rivers." It is interesting that the Garden of Eden mentioned in the Bible was located at a place where 4 rivers all came together, and one of these rivers is referred to as the Euphrates River (Genesis 2). read more