The Last Scribe

Genesis 2 · 25 verses · The garden eastward in Eden

Genesis 2 as a game: the seventh day, the garden and the first marriage

Begin on the day “God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it”, then walk into the garden God planted “eastward in Eden”. Meet Adam, formed of dust, and Eve, of whom he said “bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh”.

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No download. Plays in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Revelation 1 and the Baptism of Jesus are free to try first.

What you will see

One garden, from the seventh day to the first marriage

You arrive as a Scribe, sent to witness the chapter and write it down. Genesis 2 is one map you can walk end to end, and the people of the chapter stand on it: Adam, formed of the dust of the ground, and Eve, taken from his side. A herald of the seventh day speaks of the first Sabbath, and the Interpretation Angel explains what the chapter sets in place. Each speaks from the chapter’s own verses.

Five things wait to be found and read. Find the seventh day, the day God rested, blessed and set apart. Find the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the one tree God told Adam not to eat of. Find the four rivers that went out of Eden, Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel and Euphrates, and the rib from which the LORD God made a woman and “brought her unto the man”.

The quest has seven steps and follows the chapter in order: the rest of the seventh day, its blessing, Adam given “the breath of life”, the garden and its two trees, the one commandment, Eve made from Adam’s rib, and the words of Adam that set the pattern of marriage. When you have seen it all, step into the quiz zone and fifteen questions ask what you saw.

Genesis 2 in the game: the map of the chapter with its people standing where the passage puts them
The game itself, not a mock-up: Genesis 2.

The chapter, in order

The quest, Sabbath, Eden, and Marriage, has seven steps, and they follow the chapter in order. Nothing is added to the text; the steps are a way of making sure you miss none of it.

  1. See God rest on the seventh day
  2. Hear God bless and sanctify the Sabbath
  3. Watch Adam formed from dust and given the breath of life
  4. Enter the garden of Eden and see the two trees
  5. Hear the one commandment concerning the forbidden tree
  6. Witness Eve created from Adam’s rib
  7. Hear Adam’s first love song and the marriage pattern

Who you meet

Four people and voices stand in the chapter. Each speaks only from their own place in the chapter.

  • The Herald of the Seventh Day — a herald who reads you verses 1 to 3 and tells you the Sabbath was given in Eden, for all people.
  • Adam, Formed of Dust — the first man, who tells you he was made of dust and given life by God’s breath, set in the garden “to dress it and to keep it”.
  • Eve, Taken from the Rib — the first woman, who tells you why it was “not good that the man should be alone” and of the innocence of Eden.
  • The Interpretation Angel — a guide who explains the three things God did to the seventh day and the marriage of one man and one woman.

What you find

Walk up to any of these and the game reads you the verses it comes from, in the King James Version.

  • The Seventh Day (Genesis 2:3)
  • The Tree of Life (Genesis 2:9)
  • The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:17)
  • The Four Rivers of Eden (Genesis 2:10–14)
  • Adam’s Rib (Genesis 2:21–22)

The seventh day, blessed and sanctified

“And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” Genesis 2:2–3, King James Version

Every verse the game quotes is the KJV. Where a character speaks in their own words, the dialogue is written from the chapter and checked against our doctrinal rules before release. The about page says plainly how we read the Bible.

Try five of the fifteen

Genesis 2 quiz questions, with answers

Five real questions from the Genesis 2 quiz, in the game's own words. In the game the options are shuffled every time, and you need 70% to pass.

1. On what day did God rest from all His work of creation?

  1. The tenth day
  2. The seventh day
  3. The eighth day
  4. The first day
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B. The seventh day “And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.”

Genesis 2:2

2. From what did God form Adam?

  1. A golden statue breathed to life
  2. The dust of the ground, then breathed into his nostrils the breath of life
  3. The side of an existing animal
  4. A lump of clay molded by angels
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B. The dust of the ground, then breathed into his nostrils the breath of life “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” The body from dust; the life from the breath of God.

Genesis 2:7

3. What were the four rivers that flowed out of Eden?

  1. Jordan, Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates
  2. Abana, Pharpar, Halys, and Orontes
  3. Kishon, Kidron, Arnon, and Jabbok
  4. Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel (Tigris), and Euphrates
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D. Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel (Tigris), and Euphrates “The name of the first is Pishon... the name of the second river is Gihon... the name of the third river is Hiddekel [Tigris]... the fourth river is the Euphrates.”

Genesis 2:11–14

4. What was the first thing God declared “not good”?

  1. The serpent in the garden
  2. The darkness on the face of the deep
  3. That man should be alone
  4. The taste of the forbidden fruit
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C. That man should be alone “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” The first “not good” in Scripture — solitude.

Genesis 2:18

5. What did Adam say when God brought Eve to him?

  1. “Let us build a home together”
  2. “She shall be called the Mother of All Living”
  3. “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man”
  4. “Blessed be the Lord who has given me a helper”
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C. “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man” “And Adam said: ’This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.’” The first poetry in the Bible.

Genesis 2:23

Right answers pay 10 XP each and a perfect score pays 50 more. In a room, everyone answers the same quiz and sees how the others did. More on how the quiz works.

Chapter facts

25
verses, every one covered by something you see, hear or read
15
quiz questions, each tied to a verse
4
people and voices to speak with
5
things to find and read
1–6
players in a room; solo play is fine too
KJV
every verse quoted from the King James Version

How to play it

  1. Open the game in your browser and make an account. A child under 13 gives a parent's email instead of their own, and the parent confirms before the child can play with anyone else; see the page for parents.
  2. Play the short intro story in the Archivery, the library where the Scribe finds the Book. It is free and takes a few minutes.
  3. Open the world map and choose Genesis 2. To play with others, start a room and share its code, which looks like SCRIBE-7K4P2Q; up to six people can join from their own devices.
  4. Walk the map, speak with everyone, read everything, then step into the quiz zone.

Free, and with a subscription

Genesis 2 is part of the subscription ($9.99 a month or $79.99 a year). Chapters open in Bible order along a road through the books, era by era, so Genesis 2 opens when you reach Genesis on that road; nobody skips ahead. See pricing.

Free forever, for every player: the intro story, Revelation 1, the story scene The Baptism of Jesus, and four open lands to walk with other players: the City of the Last Days, the Garden of Eden, Judea in the days of Jesus, and Patmos and the Seven Churches. Revelation 1 is a good first chapter to try before you subscribe.

More to play

  • Before: Genesis 1 — Begin where the Bible begins: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Walk the six days one by one, and hear God call everything He made “very good”.
  • After: Genesis 3 — Stand in the garden when the serpent asks “hath God said”, and see what one doubt became.
  • Every chapter and story with a page: the list of what you can play.

Walk into the garden.

Genesis 2 takes about twenty minutes alone, a little longer with friends in a room.

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