Nod Summary
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Nod was the land east of Eden where Cain settled after he was banished for killing his brother Abel.
Nod
PlaceThe land where Cain settled after killing Abel
Names
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en
Nod
vagabond; fugitive
- he נוֹד · H5113
- bg Нод
Location
Kind: Region
Certainty: Unknown
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Nod Article
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Nod was the land where Cain settled after he was banished by God for murdering his brother Abel (Gen. 4:16). The name "Nod" means "wandering," reflecting Cain's status as a fugitive and wanderer on the earth (Gen. 4:12, 14). The land of Nod was located to the east of Eden, but its precise location is not specified in the Bible. It is described as a place of exile, away from the presence of God and the rest of human society at that time.
Nod Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Exile; wandering; unrest, a name given to the country to which Cain fled (Gen. 4:16). It lay on the east of Eden.
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