By George Hodges THE EARLY CHURCH: From Ignatius to Augustine. THE CASTLE OF ZION. Illustrated. THE GARDEN OF EDEN. Illustrated. WHEN THE KING CAME. WILLIAM PENN. In _Riverside Biographical Series_. With Photogravure Portrait. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY BOSTON AND NEW YORK [Illustration: LOT CHOOSES THE PLEASANT LAND. (Page 12.)] THE GARDEN OF EDEN STORIES FROM THE FIRST NINE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT BY GEORGE HODGES ILLUSTRATED BY WALTER H. EVERETT [Illustration: colophon] BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge COPYRIGHT, 1908 AND 1909, BY THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY GEORGE HODGES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED _Published October 1909_ TO John Hodges WHO LIKES THESE STORIES CONTENTS I. THE GARDEN OF EDEN 1 II. NOAH’S ARK 6 III. THE ADVENTURES OF LOT 11 IV. ISAAC AND REBEKAH 17 V. THE MESS OF POTTAGE 23 VI. JACOB’S VISIT 29 VII. THE COAT OF MANY COLORS 35 VIII. THE SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE 41 IX. THE BURNING BUSH 47 X. THE TEN PLAGUES 52 XI. THE RED SEA 57 XII. THE GOLDEN CALF 62 XIII. THE PROPHET AND THE KING 67 XIV. THE WALLS OF JERICHO 72 XV. THE WEDGE OF GOLD 77 XVI. THE RELIEF OF GIBEON 82 XVII. THE BATTLE OF THE GREAT PLAIN 86 XVIII. THE ALTAR OF BAAL 91 XIX. THE BATTLE OF THE LAMPS AND PITCHERS 96 XX. THE MIGRATION OF DAN 101 XXI. THE RIDDLE OF THE LION AND THE BEES 106 XXII. THE SECRET OF STRENGTH 111