GARDENS

- Often made by the banks of rivers Nu 24:6 - KINDS OF, MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE . Herbs De 11:10; 1Ki 21:2 . Cucumbers Isa 1:8 . Fruit trees Ec 2:5,6 . Spices, So 4:16; 6:2 - Often enclosed So 4:12 - Often refreshed by fountains So 4:15 - Taken care of by gardeners Joh 20:15 - Lodges erected in Isa 1:8 - OFTEN USED FOR . Entertainments So 5:1 . Retirement Joh 18:1 . Burial places 2Ki 21:18,26; Joh 19:41 . Idolatrous worship Isa 1:29; 65:3 - Blasting of, a punishment Am 4:9 - Jews ordered to plant, in Babylon Jer 29:5,28 - OF EDEN . Planted by the Lord Ge 2:8 . Called the garden of the Lord Ge 13:10 . Called the garden of God Eze 28:13 . Had every tree good for food Ge 2:9 . Watered by a river Ge 2:10-14 . Man placed in, to dress and keep Ge 2:8,15 . Man driven from, after the fall Ge 3:23,24 . Fertility of Canaan like Ge 13:10; Joe 2:3 . The future state of the Jews shall be like Isa 51:3; Eze 36:35 - ILLUSTRATIVE . Of the church So 5:1; 6:2,11 . (Enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church So 4:12 . (Well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church Isa 58:11; Jer 31:12 . (When dried up,) of the wicked Isa 1:30

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Are often mentioned in Scripture, though in a sense somewhat peculiar; for in the language of the Hebrews, every place where plants and trees were cultivated with greater care than in the open field, was called a garden. Fruit and shade trees, with aromatic shrubs, sometimes constituted the garden; though roses, lilies, and various gardens were used only for table vegetables, Ge 2:8-10 15:1-21 1Ki 21:2 Ec 2:5,6. They were located if possible beside a river or fountain, Ge 13:10 Nu 24:6. In other places reservoirs were provided, from which the water was distributed in various ways, as occasion required, Pr 21:1 So 4:12-16 Isa 58:11. Gardens were inclosed by walls, or by hedges of rose bushes, wild pomegranate trees, or to her shrubs, many of which in Palestine have long and sharp thorns, 2Sa 23:6,7 Job 1:10 Pr 15:19 Ho 2:6. Often, however, they were left unenclosed, and were watched when their fruits began to ripen, Isa 1:8 Jer 4:16,17. It is still customary in Egypt, Arabia, and Hindostan, to plant a large level tract with melons, cucumbers, etc., and place a small hut or booth on a mound in the center. In this a solitary keeper is stationed, who remains day and night until the fruits are gathered, Job 27:18 Isa 1:8. Gardens and groves were often furnished with pavilions, seats, etc., and were resorted to for banqueting and mirth, Isa 51:3; for retirement and meditation, Joh 18:1; for devotional purposes, Mt 26:30 Joh 1:48 18:1,2; and for idolatrous abominations, 1Ki 14:23 Isa 1:29 65:3 66:17 Jer 2:20 3:6. A family tomb was often prepared in a garden, Joh 19:41.

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Gardens. Gardens
Mentioned in Scripture, of Eden (Gen. 2:8, 9); Ahab’s garden of herbs (1 Kings 21:2); the royal garden (2 Kings 21:18); the royal garden at Susa (Esther 1:5); the garden of Joseph of Arimathea (John 19:41); of Gethsemane (John 18:1).

The “king’s garden” mentioned 2 Kings 25:4, Neh. 3:15, was near the Pool of Siloam.

Gardens were surrounded by hedges of thorns (Isa. 5:5) or by walls of stone (Prov. 24:31). “Watch-towers” or “lodges” were also built in them (Isa. 1:8; Mark 12:1), in which their keepers sat. On account of their retirement they were frequently used as places for secret prayer and communion with God (Gen. 24:63; Matt. 26:30-36; John 1:48; 18:1, 2). The dead were sometimes buried in gardens (Gen. 23:19, 20; 2 Kings 21:18, 26; 1 Sam. 25:1; Mark 15:46; John 19:41). (See PARADISE.)