Genesis 2:12
And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
In Context
13And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.
Cross References
Exodus 28:20and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and a beryl, and an onyx stone, set round with gold, bound together with gold: let them be according to their row.
Numbers 11:7And the manna is as coriander seed, and the appearance of it the appearance of hoarfrost.
Ezekiel 28:13Thou wast in the delight of the paradise of God; thou hast bound upon thee every precious stone, the sardius, and topaz, and emerald, and carbuncle, and sapphire, and jasper, and silver, and gold, and ligure, and agate, and amethyst, and chrysolite, and beryl, and onyx: and thou hast filled thy treasures and thy stores in thee with gold.
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 →