Genesis 3:23

therefore the Lord God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken.

Genesis 2:5

no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,

Genesis 4:2

And [later] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the ground.

Genesis 3:19


“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

Genesis 4:12

When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast].”

Genesis 9:20

And Noah began to farm and cultivate the ground and he planted a vineyard.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.

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Summary

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

Bible References

Till

Genesis 3:19

“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Genesis 2:5
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,
Genesis 4:2
And [later] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the ground.
Genesis 9:20
And Noah began to farm and cultivate the ground and he planted a vineyard.
Ecclesiastes 5:9
After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.