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Eden. [E'den]


1 . Son of Joah, a Gershonite, 2 Chr. 29: 12; perhaps the same that assisted in distributing the oblations in 2 Chr. 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; Isa. 37: 12; Ezek. 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.