Genesis 2:10

And a nahar (river) flowed out of Eden to water the gan (garden); and from there it divided, and became four headwaters.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

9And out of the adamah made Hashem Elohim to spring up + 2:9 See Gn 2:5 kol etz (every tree) that is pleasing to the sight, and tov for food; the Etz HaChayyim (Tree of Life) also in the midst of the gan (garden), and the Etz HaDa'as Tov v'Rah. + 2:9 See Gn 3:22, i.e., representing moral autonomy; contrast Ex 9:20-21 where the Dvar Hashem is the guide of life, even for Gentiles

11The shem of the first is Pishon; that is it which winds through the kol eretz Chavilah, where there is zahav;

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Cross References

Revelation 22:1And he showed me a nahar (river) of Mayim Chayyim (Water of Life) bright as crystal, going forth out of the Kisse (Throne) of Hashem and of the SEH + 22:1 Ex 12:3; Isa 53:7 Moshiach (Lamb). + 22:1 Ps 36:8; 46:4; Ezek 47:1; Zech 14:8

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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