Genesis 2:11

One of the rivers is called Pishon, the one that flows through the land called Havilah.

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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

10A river flowed in Eden and watered the ground. It flowed on further and divided into four.

12In that place there is beautiful gold under the ground and other precious stones and also sweet-smelling perfume.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:29Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. They were all Joktan's sons.

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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