The scripture is a collection of sacred texts that serve as the basis of several religions pertaining to Christianity and Judaism. Many people turn to the Bible for answers about life and their faith. However, although the Bible is considered the ultimate resource for all things holy, the gospel also leaves several major questions unanswered.

The Bible was written circa seventh century B.C., dating the sacred text back thousands of years ago. One of the mysteries of the Bible is the location of the Garden of Eden. The garden was the original home of Adam and Eve. In the biblical tale, Adam and Eve betray God by eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. Historians have been unable to decipher the site where the Garden of Eden may have been.

The true meaning of the Garden of Eden is up for interpretation, as it remains unclear whether it was a real place or simply a metaphor. Some clues can be found in Genesis 2:10. The passage reads, “A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers.”

Though these locations are decent assumptions, nobody can confirm their validity. Was the Garden of Eden a real place on Earth, or was it just a fictional creation used to tell a story? That remains a mystery.

Genesis 1 says that God created a male and female at the same time. However, in Genesis 2, the Bible states that God created the first female, Eve, from Adam’s rib. Thus, the true circumstances surrounding how God created human life remains a mystery.

Genesis 6:2 is one Bible verse that mentions this title, saying, “The sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.” The “sons of God” are believed to be a variety of things, from fallen angels to the descendants of Seth (the child of Adam and Eve). While these are great guesses, the Bible does not specifically identify who the sons of God are other than Jesus.

The Book of Exodus says that the Ark held two stone tablets with the Ten Commandments etched onto them. While the Ark of the Covenant is mentioned in both the Old and New Testament, the Bible offers little explanation as to what became of the artifact.

Unearthing the Ark of the Covenant would be a miraculous discovery. To be able to see the original etchings of the Ten Commandments would be monumental. Unfortunately, the location of the Ark remains unknown to this day.

While Jesus’ ‘lost years” are certainly a conundrum, many theories have developed to offer some sort of explanation for the lapse in time from Jesus’ birth to adulthood. While some suggest that Jesus remained in Nazareth, other theories say that he ventured to the city of Alexandria in Egypt, or to India.

In the Bible, God warns Noah that a massive flood will wipe out mankind and calls on him to build an ark. Noah is instructed to fill the ark with two of every creature and they will be spared from the flood. Wooden fragments have been found on Mount Ararat in Turkey, but nobody has been able to link them to Noah’s Ark. If the ark really was constructed from wood as the Bible says, it may very well have rotted and disintegrated over time.

From a scientific standpoint, Adam and Eve’s procreation would have eventually resulted in their offspring reproducing with their own bloodline. We now know that various genetic disorders would have been present if Adam and Eve’s offspring were to mate. But if no other humans were around, how did humanity multiply?

Another probable suggestion is that God did, in fact, create more than two humans at the start of mankind. It is unlikely that we will ever know the truth about the start of human creation, but the Bible continues to leave many questions like this one unanswered.