Belief in an original paradise that was lost because of sin was widespread among the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, Egyptians, and others. Common to many accounts was a tree of life the fruit of which would confer eternal life on those partaking of it.
प्राचीन काळातल्या बॅबिलोनी, असेरियन, ईजिप्शियन आणि इतर लोकांमध्ये पापामुळे मूळ परादीस (बाग) गमावण्यात आले हा विश्‍वास रूढ होता.