Bible Dictionary

Nod

The name Nod means “vagabond; fugitive”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Exile; wandering; unrest, a name given to the country to which Cain fled (Gen.4:16). It lay on the east of Eden.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(flight), the land to which Cain fled after the murder of Abel. [Cain]

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

nod (nodh): The land of Eden, to which Cain migrated after the murder of his brother and his banishment by Yahweh (Ge 4:16). Conjecture is useless as to the region intended. The ideas of China, India, etc., which some have entertained, are groundless. The territory was evidently at some distance, but where is now undiscoverable.