New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
THE SITE OF EDEN.

GENERAL GORDON THOUGHT IT WAS n
THE INDIAN OCEAN OFF THE EAST
COAST OF AFRICA.
From The Strand Magazine.
The following are the reasoCs for the theory
that the Garden OF Eden Is At or near sey-
ehslleA | could even put II a. Prasiin, rmS-
Isle twenty miles north OF Maize Alio" tsat
Genesis u not allegorical that Eden, is garden
its two trecs did exist on this earth kden is
4 district the garden % q spot chosen IN tnal
district the trees were actual trees impueo ioI
a time with spiritual qualities, these trees, thf
bush the ark. the tabernacle and temple differed
nothing from the same things In the word e1
cept for the time during which they were sp4nt-
ually consecrated or set apart for mannestaoons
of Cod or Satan. Gods conservation MAD
things which were equally clean, clean and un
clean; therefore / see no reason for douot,ng
that God did set apart the two trees TO De one o.
Life, the other of knowledge; or tnat Coo: we
these two trees had fulfilled thar purposf.
should have reegated them back 70 thef
former ordinary tree position.
thought there were two trees-actua trees
which had been sacramento, and had ceased TO
be so; and in Praslin near Seychelles, and only
there in the whole world is magnificent tree,
curious beyond description, called the Prince OF
the Vegetable Kindom; it is tnique IN ITS spe-
cies. and on earth-the Laodceaa Seychei-
larum or coco di Mir. This. | believe was the
Tree Of knowledge. then thought II the on
tree is to be found. is the other. and this
it is a humble tree, OF no great distinction. YET
To an observer il Is unique in its kind and
among trees as the other. This last tree i
only found in the Indian Ocean IL is a IRE
sustaining tree, and ike the other, IL II IuH -
Scriptural types.
Having thought that these were the two trees
then the question arose: Where was the Haroeh
OF Eden? And first came the information that
SEYCHELLES is Of granite and all other isles out
here are volcanic granite being the more
ancient formation. Then the Rev. D. Bury
mentioned casually that the verse Genesis II
10 could be read that the four rivers Moved INTO
Eden not out Of it, | have been at the source OF
the Euphrates, Tigris, etc. and unless the rivers
were forced to flow backward. no spot could
agree to central basin In those lahds, %1. "a
flood does not change features OF lO'oo leet
high. So | took the rivers Euphrates-as Eu
pirates. on which is Babylon; HiddekeIwa'
Tfgris on which is Nneveh wide Daniel me
meet and flow into the Persian Gulf. Babylon
oppressed Israel-Nineveh oppressed Israel Re
qlfired two other rivers connected with oppres-
sion OF Israel The question OF whether ever
river came down the Valley of Jordan into the
Red Sea is one which has been much discussed
That an immense crevasse exists from the
source OF the Jordan 10 the Red Sea Is tne case
the depression Of the Dead sea Is the dirlculty .
the ravines Of Kedron and Gihon are very deep
Taking my ground spiritually, and the smliar-
ty Of the name Gihon. with the brook OF Jerl-
salem | think that they are the same IN
Pison or Nile flowed into the Red Sea tn
Gihon or Gihon Brook, flowed into the Red Sea
Joined flowed down. met the Euphrates and
Tfgris united near Socotra- and the soundings
shown end in a deep basin 1900 fathoms deep
which is close t. Seychelles. Cush is written
In margin for EthioDia Cush was son Of
Nimrod: his land was probably near Babylon
now Bah el Mandeb. Perrin means Bah gate
el 900 Mandeb Ghe world. Pison means over
fowing-the Nile overfows. Egypt oppressed
Israel The Nile is believed now to flow into
the Red Sea: the Blue Nile encompasses God
lam a province Of Abyssnia in which there Is
gold Havilah Of Joktan son OF Shem
went with Sheba and Ophir to Mesha (Sale's
Koran says and spread along the Red Sea
The Sea of Zugla. opposite Alden. is called Sirius
Havilah Sheba and Ophir is generally connected
with AbysSna so | think PsOn is Nile. Gihon
means "hurs.ing forth: the brook Gihon Is
southern side Of Jerusalem; it meets kedron
and flows when il does flow. 10 the salt Sea
Dead Sea- by the Valley Of Fire; il is Tophet.
Hinnom the Valley Of Slaughter the sewer OF
Jerusalem. the site Of all abominable sacrifices;
it is connected with Jerusalem in an evil way:
il has the same name Genesis.