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Genesis 2:15 - The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden

NIV The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
KJV And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
NASBThen the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
Genesis 2:15

Commentary

The garden was perfectly prepared. It was man's home and he had to tend and keep it. Even the biblical paradise required work (1:26-28)!

Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1999). Nelson's new illustrated Bible commentary (Ge 2:15). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.

The Garden of Eden - the first home of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman (2:4-3:24). Eden is a translation of a Hebrew word which means "Delight," suggesting a "Garden of Delight."

Thomas Nelson Publishers. (1996). Nelson's complete book of Bible maps & charts : Old and New Testaments. "Completely revised and updated comfort print edition"; Includes indexes. (Rev. and updated ed.). Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson.

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