Genesis 2:10

And a river went forth from the place of enjoyment so as to irrigate Paradise, which is divided from there into four heads.

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In The King James Version

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

In Context

9And from the soil the Lord God produced every tree that was beautiful to behold and pleasant to eat. And even the tree of life was in the midst of Paradise, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

11The name of one is the Phison; it is that which runs through all the land of Hevilath, where gold is born;

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Cross References

Revelation 22:1And he showed me the river of the water of life, shining like crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:9-16

The Garden of Eden. ( b. c. 4004.) 8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 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. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the… Read the whole commentary →

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