The second garden was one of three original selections for the Garden of Eden, chosen for its natural defenses provided by the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. [1]
After default, Adam abandoned Garden of Eden and caravanned to seek new homes with loyal followers, leaving behind a tragic and sorrowful caravan as their fate was pronounced in judgment. [2] It took a year for Adam's caravan to reach the second garden between the rivers. [3] The second garden's artificial civilization had not evolved and was doomed to deteriorate. [4]
The second garden in Mesopotamia served as the cradle of civilization for almost thirty thousand years, launching the Adamic peoples who later became the Andites and propelled cultural progress on Urantia. [5]
The cultural age of the second garden ended due to the infiltration of inferior stocks, leading civilization to relocate to the Nile and Mediterranean islands, where it flourished long after Mesopotamia declined and was ultimately conquered by northern barbarians. [6] The defense wall extended 56 miles to protect the second garden between the rivers. [7]
Early Chinese people learned farming by observing sprouting seeds, while Andites in southwest Asia inherited advanced agricultural techniques from ancestors who made farming and gardening their main activities in the second garden. [8]
Caravanning herds, seeds, plant bulbs, and cereals, Adam's caravan brought the first garden's bounty to the land between the rivers, gaining significant advantages over neighboring tribes and enjoying the benefits of the original Garden's culture. [9]
Life in Mesopotamia was greatly influenced by the teachings and legacy of Adam, Eve, and their descendants in the second garden, leading to cultural advancements and intellectual development among the Adamites. [10] Adam and his followers journeyed eastward to the second garden, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as their new valley home. [11]
It was challenging to organize the religious life in the second garden, with Nodites in charge due to Adam's spiritual depression and focus on other tasks. [12]
See also: UB 76.