The Hebrew, Ge’ez, and Greek that is translated into English as «garden» is translated into Naskapi with a word that means «a place for things to grow.»

Doug Lockhart (in Word Alive 2013 ) explains: «‘Garden’ was another term that had no Naskapi equivalent. ‘There are no gardens here,’ Bill [Jancewicz, a translation consultant] explains. ‘So what word do you use for ‘Garden of Eden,’ and have it communicate something logical in Naskapi? We finally came up with a word that means ‘a place for things to grow,’ like a park.'»

See also gardener.

Learn more on Bible Odyssey: Eden .