The Lord God planted an orchard in the east, in Eden; and there he placed the man he had formed.

The name of the third river is Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and worshiped the Lord.

Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other.

After Lot had departed, the Lord said to Abram, "Look from the place where you stand to the north, south, east, and west.

But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to the east, away from his son Isaac.

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants.

Then seven heads of grain, thin and burned by the east wind, were sprouting up after them.

Then seven heads of grain, withered and thin and burned with the east wind, were sprouting up after them.

The seven lean, bad-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, as do the seven empty heads of grain burned with the east wind. They represent seven years of famine.