2. Vs. 8 clearly states that the garden was "eastward" (miqqedem).
Assuming that Genesis was written by an Israelite (Moses or otherwise), this would NOT refer to the sources of the Nile.
3. Of the four rivers mentioned, the only two that are known are the Tigris and the Euphrates.
Whatever one thinks that "head" means, this refers to Mesopotamia.
The Gihon and the Pishon are not known.
Identifying them with the White and Blue Nile is pure conjecture.
4. The end of ch. 3 makes it clear, that after man was banished from the garden, God made it unfindable
and guarded it with a cherub and a flaiming sword. Anyone who takes the biblical story literally enough to search for the garden in "real" geography, should take this litearlly as well. In my opinion, what the book is saying, is that the garden is NOT in our "real world", so don't bother to look for it.
5. Once again, those who take the story literally, should remember that there was a great flood which probably wiped out most landmarks, anyway.
Just my 6 cents worth.
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