Paradise is an persian word that go to the other languages roots that is generally identified with the Garden of Eden or with Heaven. Originally meaning a walled garden or royal hunting grounds, the term entered Jewish (and eventually Christian) beliefs as a Greek translation for the Garden of Eden in the Septuagint. It is sometimes also identified with the bosom of Abraham, the abode of the righteous dead awaiting Judgment Day. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells a penitent criminal crucified alongside him that they will be together in paradise that day. Etymology The word "paradise" entered English from the French "paradis", inherited from the Latin "paradisus", which came from Greek paradeisos (royal garden).New Oxford American dictionary The Greek word came from the Avestan word "pairidaêza-" (an Eastern Old Iranian language) = "walled enclosure",New Oxford American dictionary which is a comp

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