Genesis 2:11

the name of the first [is] Pison, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of Havilah where the gold [is],

Literal Standard Version

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 is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from there it is parted, and has become four chief [rivers];

12and the gold of that land [is] good; the bdellium and the shoham stone [are] there;

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Cross References

Genesis 10:29and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these [are] sons of Joktan;

1 Samuel 15:7And Saul strikes Amalek from Havilah [to] your going to Shur, which [is] on the front of Egypt,

Job 28:1“Surely there is a source for silver, || And a place for the gold they refine;

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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