Genesis 2:13

The second branch was called the Gihon and it flowed through the whole land of Cush.

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In The King James Version

And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

In Context

12(The gold from that land is pure. Bdellium and onyx stone are also found there.)

14The third branch was called the Tigris and it flowed east of the city of Asshur. The fourth branch was called the Euphrates.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:8Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.

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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