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Fox News
25-04-2025
- Science
- Fox News
Garden of Eden's true location 'can only be' at unusual tourist landmark, new argument claims
A researcher has made a bold claim about the true location of the biblical Garden of Eden, positing that the mythical location is actually at a well-known site. Konstantin Borisov, Ph.D., who specializes in computer engineering, claimed in a recent article in the journal Archaeological Discovery that the true location of the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve lived, was near the Great Pyramid of Giza. The pyramids date back to roughly 2600 B.C., more than 1,000 years after the first chapter of Genesis takes place. Borisov extensively consulted biblical and medieval texts to support his argument – and to understand his claim, one must go back to the Bible to see what is said about the location of the legendary garden. The Bible states, "And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone." The verse continues, "And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates." The locations of Pishon and Gihon are unknown — but the Euphrates and Tigris rivers run through modern-day Iraq. As such, most Bible-believing scholars point toward that region as the most plausible location of Eden. But Borisov claims that the Gihon is actually the Nile, echoing the view of Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus. The expert claims, after consulting a reconstructed map of the Earth in 500 B.C., "it becomes apparent that the only four rivers emerging from the encircling Oceanus are the Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, and Indus." Borisov goes on to claim the Great Pyramid of Giza was built near the former location of the Tree of Eternal Life. He cites a simulation in which a blast inside the King's chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza ends up creating an electric field that influences the movement of charged particles – and resembles a tree-like pattern. "It is essential to emphasize that this curved form is distinctive and can only be achieved through a combination of the pyramid-shaped structure and the electric force exerted on the charge carriers by the beam-shaped object," the computer scientist says in the paper. "Given that the Great Pyramid features a pyramid shape and granite beams, it distinctly positions the Great Pyramid as the only structure in the world capable of producing the image seen in Figure 8." Borisov also references the Garden of Eden's location on a sacred mountain, which he believes is related to the Great Pyramid of Giza. "The sacred mount, where the tree of life is said to reside, can only be the Great Pyramid of Giza." "In ancient cultures, Egyptian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Indian, Persian, Chinese, and Greek, there existed a concept of the sacred mountain of the world upon which the tree of life was believed to be situated," the researcher writes. "This discussion ultimately leads to the conclusion that the sacred mount, where the tree of life is said to reside, can only be the Great Pyramid of Giza." "Additionally, the location of Eden is specifically pinpointed to Giza, as no other structure worldwide encapsulates the significant characteristics outlined above." Borisov adds that the Great Pyramid of Giza "certainly fulfills" the notion of immortality ascribed to Adam by God. "As for the immortality ascribed to Adamah by God, the Great Pyramid of Giza certainly fulfills this notion with its remarkable endurance and structural integrity, still evident today, long after its construction," he writes. "The monument was undoubtedly designed and built for longevity in mind." He also notes that "the Genesis account of Adamah living for 930 years before its supposed demise (possibly in our recent history) could imply that the pyramid, after such a long period of service, might have ceased to fulfill its primary function or failed." Most biblical experts still point toward southern Iraq's marshes, near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as the most plausible location for the garden.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Where was the Garden of Eden located? Scientist makes shocking new claim
Holy plot twist! A provocative new theory suggests that the original Garden of Eden may not have been in Mesopotamia, roughly modern-day Iraq, as has been long-assumed — but rather in Egypt, under the towering shadow of the much older Great Pyramid of Giza. Dr. Konstantin Borisov, a computer engineer, is shaking up biblical geography with a study published in the journal Archaeological Discovery, claiming the famed paradise where Adam and Eve once frolicked may have flourished on Egyptian soil. The Bible describes a river flowing out of Eden that split into four branches — the Gihon, Pishon, Tigris, and Euphrates. Scholars have long assumed Eden was in Iraq, home to the Tigris and Euphrates. But Borisov claims the ancient rivers could also correspond to the Nile (Gihon), Euphrates, Tigris, and the Indus River (Pishon). 'By examining a map from around 500 BC, it becomes apparent that the only four rivers emerging from the encircling Oceanus are the Nile, Tigris, Euphrates and Indus,' Borisov wrote in his paper. And he's not stopping there — the scientist claims the sacred Tree of Life itself, said to bear fruit that grants eternal life, once stood near the Great Pyramid. He believes the pyramid's internal structure even mimics the shape of a tree. 'It cannot be overlooked,' he wrote, 'the charge particles in this simulation are arranged in a way that creates several parallel branches extending outward from the center line, creating a tree-like representation.' Borisov pointed to simulations from 2012 that modeled the pyramid's King's Chamber, showing charged particles clustering at the peak of the monument — producing light phenomena that resemble a glowing tree. 'While emitted from the pyramid, the charge particles collide with neutral nitrogen and oxygen atoms, leading to their ionization, resulting in the release of photons, predominantly in shades of purple and green,' he wrote. The 'tree' in his simulation? It has five distinct branches — just like the five layered beams in the pyramid's relieving chambers. To bolster his theory, Borisov turned to ancient texts and medieval maps — including the 13th-century Hereford Mappa Mundi, which shows a circular Earth ringed by a mythical river called Oceanus. At the map's top is 'Paradise,' nestled beside the river's edge. Ancient historian Titus Flavius Josephus also backs up parts of Borisov's vision. In Antiquities of the Jews (Book 1, Chapter 1), Josephus wrote: 'Now the garden was watered by one river, which ran round about the whole earth, and was parted into four parts.' Josephus also identified the four biblical rivers with real-world equivalents: 'Phison… running into India, makes its exit into the sea… Euphrates also, as well as Tigris, goes down into the Red Sea… and Geon runs through Egypt,' he wrote, noting that Geon (Gihon) is the ancient Greek name for the Nile. According to Borisov, that means we already have the clues we need. 'At this point, all the rivers of the Bible are identified, and it seems that all we need is to follow the course of the Oceanus River around the globe to pinpoint the location of Eden,' he wrote — though he concedes he still needs to 'determine the precise course of Oceanus.' Still, if he's right, Egypt's Great Pyramid may not just be a wonder of the ancient world — it could be the last surviving monument of biblical paradise.
