Genesis 3:23

New Century Version

So the Lord God forced Adam out of the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.

Cross References

Genesis 2:5

there were still no plants on the earth. Nothing was growing in the fields because the Lord God had not yet made it rain on the land. And there was no person to care for the ground,

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God took dust from the ground and formed a man from it. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nose, and the man became a living person.

Genesis 2:8

Then the Lord God planted a garden in the east, in a place called Eden, and put the man he had formed into it.

Genesis 3:19

You will sweat and work hard for your food. Later you will return to the ground, because you were taken from it. You are dust, and when you die, you will return to the dust.”

Genesis 3:22

Then the Lord God said, “Humans have become like one of us; they know good and evil. We must keep them from eating some of the fruit from the tree of life, or they will live forever.”

Genesis 3:24

After God forced humans out of the garden, he placed angels and a sword of fire that flashed around in every direction on its eastern border. This kept people from getting to the tree of life.

Genesis 4:12

You will work the ground, but it will not grow good crops for you anymore, and you will wander around on the earth.”

Genesis 4:2

After that, Eve gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel took care of flocks, and Cain became a farmer.

Genesis 9:20

Noah became a farmer and planted a vineyard.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

The wealth of the country is divided up among them all. Even the king makes sure he gets his share of the profits.