according to the original meaning of the term, whether it be
of Hebrew, Chaldee, or Persian derivation, signifies, a place enclosed
for pleasure and delight.” The LXX., or Greek translators of the Old
Testament, make use of the word paradise, when they speak of the garden
of Eden, which Yahweh planted at the creation, and in which he placed
our first parents. There are three places in the Hebrew text of the Old
Testament where this word is found, namely, Neh. ii, 8; Cant. iv, 13;
Eccles. ii, 5. The term paradise is obviously used in the New Testament,
as another word for heaven; by our Lord, Luke xxiii, 43; by the Apostle
Paul, 2 Cor. xii, 4; and in the Apocalypse, ii, 7. See EDEN.
of Hebrew, Chaldee, or Persian derivation, signifies, a place enclosed
for pleasure and delight.” The LXX., or Greek translators of the Old
Testament, make use of the word paradise, when they speak of the garden
of Eden, which Yahweh planted at the creation, and in which he placed
our first parents. There are three places in the Hebrew text of the Old
Testament where this word is found, namely, Neh. ii, 8; Cant. iv, 13;
Eccles. ii, 5. The term paradise is obviously used in the New Testament,
as another word for heaven; by our Lord, Luke xxiii, 43; by the Apostle
Paul, 2 Cor. xii, 4; and in the Apocalypse, ii, 7. See EDEN.