Genesis 2:10

A river flowed out of Eden and watered the garden, and from there branched into four.

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In The King James Version

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

In Context

9From the soil the Lord God made grow all kinds of trees that are pleasant to look at and good for food, with the tree of life also in the middle of the garden and the tree that gives the knowledge of good and evil.

11The name of the first is Pishon, which flows round the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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Cross References

Revelation 22:1And the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, issuing from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

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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