A bold new theory is turning biblical history on its head, suggesting that the original Garden of Eden wasn’t in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) after all—but nestled beneath Egypt’s iconic Great Pyramid of Giza.
In a study published in Archaeological Discovery, computer engineer Dr. Konstantin Borisov challenged long-held beliefs, proposing that humanity’s first paradise may have bloomed not between the Tigris and Euphrates, but in the shadows of the ancient stone giants.
While tradition pins the biblical Eden to Iraq’s ancient landscapes, tech scholar Dr. Konstantin Borisov suggests a surprising shift, as reported by the New York Post.
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A river is described in the Bible as flowing out of Eden and splitting into four branches — the Gihon, Pishon, Tigris, and Euphrates. It has been widely assumed that Eden was in Iraq, home to the Tigris and Euphrates.
But Borisov argues that the rivers could also correspond to the Nile (Gihon), Euphrates, Tigris, and the Indus River (Pishon).
“By examining a map from around 500 BC, it becomes apparent that the only four rivers emerging from the encircling Oceanus are the Nile, Tigris, Euphrates and Indus,” Borisov wrote in his paper.
Borisov’s theory goes beyond rivers and borders — he also claims the Tree of Life, the mythical source of eternal life, once stood near Egypt’s Great Pyramid.
The scientist even suggests the pyramid’s inner structure mirrors the form of a tree.
“It cannot be overlooked,” he wrote, “the charge particles in this simulation are arranged in a way that creates several parallel branches extending outward from the center line, creating a tree-like representation.”
Borisov cites 2012 simulations of the Great Pyramid’s King’s Chamber, which revealed charged particles clustering at the pyramid’s peak. He claims the resulting light phenomena resembled a glowing tree — further fueling his theory that the Tree of Life once stood at Giza.
“While emitted from the pyramid, the charge particles collide with neutral nitrogen and oxygen atoms, leading to their ionization, resulting in the release of photons, predominantly in shades of purple and green,” he wrote.
Borisov’s “tree” simulation revealed five distinct branches — mirroring the pyramid’s five-tiered relieving chambers.
Supporting his claim, he references ancient sources like the Hereford Mappa Mundi, a 13th-century map that places “Paradise” at the world’s edge beside a mythical river.
Even ancient historian Titus Flavius Josephus lends partial credence to Borisov’s bold reimagining of Eden’s true location.
In Antiquities of the Jews (Book 1, Chapter 1), Josephus wrote: “Now the garden was watered by one river, which ran round about the whole earth, and was parted into four parts.”
Josephus also identified the four biblical rivers with real-world equivalents: “Phison… running into India, makes its exit into the sea… Euphrates also, as well as Tigris, goes down into the Red Sea… and Geon runs through Egypt,” he wrote, noting that Geon (Gihon) is the ancient Greek name for the Nile.
According to Borisov, all the clues to Eden’s true location have been hiding in plain sight — we just needed to connect the dots.
“At this point, all the rivers of the Bible are identified, and it seems that all we need is to follow the course of the Oceanus River around the globe to pinpoint the location of Eden,” he wrote — though he concedes he still needs to “determine the precise course of Oceanus.”
If Borisov’s theory proves correct, Egypt’s Great Pyramid could be more than just an ancient wonder — it might be the last standing monument of the biblical Garden of Eden.
