"Chapter 2—The Eden School “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom.” The system of education instituted at the beginning of the world was to be a model for man throughout all aftertime. As an illustration of its principles a model school was established in Eden, the home of our first parents. The Garden of Eden was the schoolroom, nature was the lesson book, the Creator Himself was the instructor, and the parents of the human family were the students. Ed 20"
"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."
EGW directly quotes Proverbs 3:13 in the introduction to the chapter.
"And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it."
The EGW passage explicitly refers to the Garden of Eden as a school and God as the instructor, directly referencing the setting described in Genesis 2:15. The connection is clear and intentional.
"countenances glowing with the tint of health and the light of joy and hope, they bore in outward resemblance the likeness of their Maker. Nor was this likeness manifest in the physical nature only. Every faculty of mind and soul reflected the Creator's glory. Endowed with high mental and spiritual gifts, Adam and Eve were made but “little lower than the angels” ( Hebrews 2:7 ), that they might not only discern the wonders of the visible universe, but comprehend moral responsibilities and obligations. Ed 20.2"
"Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:"
Ellen White directly references Hebrews 2:7 in this passage.
"“The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden.” Genesis 2:8, 9 . Here, amidst the beautiful scenes of nature untouched by sin, our first parents were to receive their education. Ed 20.3"
"And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed."
EGW directly quotes Genesis 2:8.
"And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."
EGW directly quotes Genesis 2:9.