A scientist has made a bold claim that the Garden of Eden, also referred to as Paradise, has been found, but it’s not where most people think. The narrative surrounds the apparent first man and woman – Adam and Eve – placed in the garden to guard the Tree of Life before being tempted by a serpent to eat from a forbidden tree – a move that saw them expelled.
Most Bible commentaries state that the site of the Garden of Eden, as described in the Book of Genesis, is located near where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East. Genesis 2:8-14 mentions a river flowing out of Eden, which then divides into four rivers: Pishon, Gihon, Tigris (Hiddekel), and Euphrates, suggesting its location was in southern Mesopotamia, now known as Iraq.
While the Middle East theory is among the most common, one scientist places The Garden of Eden in Egypt.
Dr Konstantin Borisov, a computer engineer, argues that the four rivers correspond to the Nile, adding that evidence from Medieval European world maps “cannot be overlooked”.
In his 2024 paper published in Archaeological Discovery, Borisov highlighted the Hereford Mappa Mundi maps that show a circular world surrounded by a river labelled ‘Oceanus’ and at the very top of the map is ‘Paradise,’ or Eden, sitting nearby.
The researcher also claims that The Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest Egyptian pyramid, is where the Tree of Life once grew.
He wrote: “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.
“It cannot be overlooked, 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.”
To come to this conclusion Borisov drew from a wide range of sources, including ancient Greek texts, biblical scripture, medieval maps, and accounts from early historians, according to the study that was peer-reviewed.
As well as this he incorporated mythological symbolism, geographic analysis and modern theories, such as Oceanus, to support his reinterpretation of the Garden of Eden’s possible location.
