This is paradise for us today - an ephemeral concept. We know that it is not in the sky, or on Earth, or in the ocean, because everything has already been studied along and across.
But, for example, back in the XIV century, many Slavic peoples believed that you can get to paradise if you overcome high mountains, turbulent rivers and swim across the sea. One of the beliefs put a wonderful place on the top of a crystal mountain. To get on it, you had to keep cut nails all your life. At the right time, they had to grow together to help their owner climb the slippery slopes. (N. I. Tolstoy "Slavic antiquities")
The Novgorod Patriarch Vasily wrote about the discovery of the kingdom of God in the middle of the 14th century. In a message to his Tver colleague Theodore, who did not believe in the existence of an earthly paradise, he reported on the journey of sailors who were caught in a storm..
The Slavs had paradise in the east. Hell is in the west. And they had reason to believe so. After all, the Old Testament definitely places the Garden of Eden on our Planet.
Assyria is a really existing ancient state on the territory of modern Iraq and Syria. The Hiddekel River is the Tigris. It also mentions "Parat" - the Euphrates. These are the conclusions of scientists. Researchers have determined the approximate radius of the Old Testament paradise. So, the biblical garden is located in the east of Turkey! The nearby active volcano Nemrut speaks in favor of these coordinates. In the texts of the prophet Ezekiel, God's mountain and stones of fire are just mentioned.
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Presumable location of paradise.
In the Middle Ages, it became fashionable to "place" heaven in heaven. In the eyes of the Slavs, it looked more like a garden surrounded by a fence with beautiful golden towers..
At the gate, the soul was greeted by Nikolai the Wonderworker, who opened the doors. There was a constant feast in paradise. Tables were piled high with treats and drinks that never diminished. I personally like this Paradise.