Genesis 3:23

So the Lord God expelled them from the Garden of Eden. He sent Adam to cultivate the ground from which he'd been made.

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In The King James Version

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

In Context

22Then the Lord God observed, “Look, the human beings have become like one of us, knowing both what is good and what is evil. Now if they take the fruit from the tree of life and eat it, then they'll live forever!”

24After he drove them out, the Lord God placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden angels and a sword that flashed in every direction. They were to prevent access to the tree of life.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:5Up to this point there were no wild plants or crops growing on the earth, because the Lord God hadn't sent rain, and there was no one to cultivate the ground.

Genesis 2:8The Lord planted a garden in Eden, in the east. There he put the man Adam he had created.

Genesis 4:2Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd, while Cain was a crop farmer.

Genesis 9:20Noah started to cultivate the ground as a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:23-24

Adam and Eve Expelled from Eden. ( b. c. 4004.) 22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.… Read the whole commentary →

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