Eden Found?

The Garden of Eden was a real geographical location that existed roughly 14,000 years ago in what is now the Persian Gulf.

 Critics often dismiss Eden as a myth because Genesis 2 describes four rivers (Tigris, Euphrates, Pishon, and Gihon) connected to one source, which does not match modern geography 

However, during the last Ice Age (approx. 14,000 years ago), lower sea levels meant the Persian Gulf was a dry, fertile valley. Satellite imaging reveals that ancient riverbeds (likely the Pishon and Gihon) once flowed into this basin alongside the Tigris and Euphrates.

The Pishon River most likely is the now-dried "Wadi Batin" river flowing from Arabia (Biblical Havilah), a region known for gold

The Gihon River most likely is the Karun River flowing from the Zagros Mountains. It's argued "Cush" in Genesis 2 is a mistranslation of the "Kassites," who lived in western Iran, rather than Ethiopia 

The Hebrew text can be interpreted as four rivers meeting to form one central water source, rather than one splitting into four. This matches the geography of the ancient Gulf basin where these rivers converged. 

Archaeologists refer to this lost area as the "Gulf Oasis." It was likely a lush paradise watered by subterranean freshwater springs (matching the "mist" mentioned in Genesis) with abundant resources 

Conclusion: This fertile region was flooded by rising sea levels between 8,000 and 13,000 years ago. The Genesis account preserves an ancient oral tradition of this real, lost place, suggesting the story is much older than the Babylonian exile period