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Jewish Texts

The Chumash (Five Books of Moses)

Locations of Adam and Abraham

Question: Where is Adam’s paradise described in the Torah? Is it on the earth or in the sky?

Answer: If you are referring to the Garden of Eden, it is on Earth, but I cannot tell you precisely where it is, or exactly what it is.

Question: Thank you for your answer. Where was Abraham born?

Answer: There is a difference of opinion as to whether Abraham was born in Charan or Ur Kasdim. Charan is by the Euprates river near the border of Turkey and Syria, while Ur Kasdim is by the Tigris river in Iraq, not too far from the Persian Gulf.

Regards, Eliahu Levenson

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