where was the biblical land of nod located
on the east of Eden
title: Land of Nod text: Land of Nod The Land of Nod (, "eretz-Nod") is a place mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, located "on the east of Eden" ("qidmat-‘Eden"), where Cain was exiled by God after Cain had murdered his brother Abel. According to Genesis 4:16: "Nod" (נוד) is the Hebrew root of the verb "to wander" (לנדוד). Therefore, to dwell in the land of Nod is usually taken to mean that one takes up a wandering life. Genesis 4:17 relates that after arriving in the Land of Nod, Cain's wife bore him a son, Enoch, in whose name he title: Land of Nod text: their album "The Whole World is Watching", Morning Glory includes a reference to the Land of Nod in their song Gimme Heroin, as a metaphor for the "nodding" state achieved through heroin use. In 2015 the bands Ramallah and Sinners & Saints released a split 12" entitled "Back from the Land of Nod". The Jim's Big Ego song “In my Cult mentions the Land of Nod. Land of Nod The Land of Nod (, "eretz-Nod") is a place mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, located "on the east of Eden" ("qidmat-‘Eden"), where Cain was exiled by title: Land of Nod text: to the verb meaning "to get" in Genesis 4:1, the name "Nod" closely resembles the word "nad" (), usually translated as "vagabond", in Genesis 4:12. (In the Septuagint's rendering of the same verse God curses Cain to τρέμων, "trembling".) A Greek version of Nod written as "Ναίν" appearing in the "Onomastica Vaticana" possibly derives from the plural , which relates to resting and sleeping. This derivation, coincidentally or not, connects with the English pun on "nod". Josephus wrote in "Antiquities of the Jews" (c. AD 93) that Cain continued his wickedness in Nod: resorting to violence and robbery; establishing weights title: Land of Israel text: Land of Israel The Land of Israel () is the traditional Jewish name for an area of indefinite geographical extension in the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine (see also Israel (disambiguation)). The definitions of the limits of this territory vary between passages in the Hebrew Bible, with specific mentions in Genesis 15, Exodus 23, Numbers 34 and Ezekiel 47. Nine times elsewhere in the Bible, the settled land is referred as "from Dan to Beersheba, and three times it is referred as "from title: Desert of Paran text: Desert of Paran The Desert of Paran or Wilderness of Paran (also sometimes spelled Pharan or Faran; , "Midbar Pa'ran"), is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It is one of the places where the Israelites spent part of their 40 years of wandering after the Exodus, and was also a home to Ishmael, and a place of refuge for David. In Islamic tradition, it has often been equated with an area of the Hejaz. The Wilderness or Desert of Paran is said to be the place where the Egyptian servant girl Hagar of Abraham's wife Sarai (who by