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The Land of Nod (Hebrew: ארץ נוד‬, 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: _And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden._ (וַיֵּ֥צֵא קַ֖יִן מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־נֹ֖וד קִדְמַת־עֵֽדֶן‬) "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 built the first city; "Nod" (נוד‬) is the Hebrew root of the verb "to wander" (לנדוד‬). Therefore, to dwell in the land of Nod can mean to live a wandering life; Gesenius defines (נוּד‬) as follows: _TO BE MOVED, TO BE AGITATED_ (Arab. ناد Med. Waw id.), used of a reed shaken by the wind, 1Ki.14:15; hence to wander, to be a fugitive, Jer. 4:1; Gen. 4:12, 14; Ps.56:9; to flee, Ps. 11:1; Jer. 49:30. Figuratively, Isa. 17:11, נֵד קָצִיר‬ "the harvest has fled" ["but see נֵד‬ ," which some take in this place as the subst.] Much as Cain's name is connected to the verb meaning "to get" in Genesis 4:1, the name "Nod" closely resembles the word "nad" (נָ֖ד‬), 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 נחים‬, 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 and measures; transforming human culture from innocence into craftiness and deceit; establishing property lines; and building a fortified city; Nod is said to be outside of the presence or face of God: Origen defined Nod as the land of trembling and wrote that it symbolized the condition of all who forsake God; Early commentators treated it as the opposite of Eden (worse still than the land of exile for the rest of humanity); In the English tradition Nod was sometimes described as a desert inhabited only by ferocious beasts or monsters; Others interpreted Nod as dark or even underground—away from the face of God— Augustine described unconverted Jews as dwellers in the land of Nod, which he defined as commotion and "carnal disquietude"

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Jul 21, 2018

Jul 21, 2018 at 12:16 PM UTC

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The Land of Nod

The Land of Nod (Hebrew: ארץ נוד‬, 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: _And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden._ (וַיֵּ֥צֵא קַ֖יִן מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־נֹ֖וד קִדְמַת־עֵֽדֶן‬) "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 built the first city; "Nod" (נוד‬) is the Hebrew root of the verb "to wander" (לנדוד‬). Therefore, to dwell in the land of Nod can mean to live a wandering life; Gesenius defines (נוּד‬) as follows: _TO BE MOVED, TO BE AGITATED_ (Arab. ناد Med. Waw id.), used of a reed shaken by the wind, 1Ki.14:15; hence to wander, to be a fugitive, Jer. 4:1; Gen. 4:12, 14; Ps.56:9; to flee, Ps. 11:1; Jer. 49:30. Figuratively, Isa. 17:11, נֵד קָצִיר‬ "the harvest has fled" ["but see נֵד‬ ," which some take in this place as the subst.] Much as Cain's name is connected to the verb meaning "to get" in Genesis 4:1, the name "Nod" closely resembles the word "nad" (נָ֖ד‬), 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 נחים‬, 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 and measures; transforming human culture from innocence into craftiness and deceit; establishing property lines; and building a fortified city; Nod is said to be outside of the presence or face of God: Origen defined Nod as the land of trembling and wrote that it symbolized the condition of all who forsake God; Early commentators treated it as the opposite of Eden (worse still than the land of exile for the rest of humanity); In the English tradition Nod was sometimes described as a desert inhabited only by ferocious beasts or monsters; Others interpreted Nod as dark or even underground—away from the face of God— Augustine described unconverted Jews as dwellers in the land of Nod, which he defined as commotion and "carnal disquietude"