Genesis 2:11

The 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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In The King James Version

The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

In Context

10And a river went forth from the place of enjoyment so as to irrigate Paradise, which is divided from there into four heads.

12and the gold of that land is the finest. In that place is found bdellium and the onyx stone.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:29and Ophir, and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

1 Samuel 15:7And Saul struck down Amalek, from Havilah even until you arrive at Shur, which is opposite the region of Egypt.

Job 28:1Silver has its fissures where it is first found, and gold has a place where it is melted.

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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