The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint) uses the same Greek word for "paradise" concerning an idyllic situation upon earth in Ecc.2:5; Neh.2:8; Song 4:13; Gen.13:10. 'Paradise' has only become associated with Heaven through its use in fiction such as Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
Kwa kiswahili tuna neno ‘peponi’ kuwa na maana sehemu yenye raha, hivyo imedhaniwa ni mbinguni kutokana na uongo kama wa ‘Kupotea Paradiso ya Milton’.