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Eden

Eden, in the Bible. 1. Son of Joah. 2. Priest. Perhaps this is the same as (sense 1.) 3. See Eden, Garden of. 4. Unidentified trading center, possibly in Mesopotamia. 5. Place somewhere near Damascus.

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