Genesis 2:11

The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 out the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.

12And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:29And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab.

1 Samuel 15:7And Saul smote Amalec from Hevila, until thou comest to Sur, which is over against Egypt.

Job 28:1Silver hath beginnings of its veins, and gold hath a place wherein 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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