Genesis 2:10

A river went out of Eden [Delight] to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.

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

In Context

9Out of the ground Adonai God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the 'etz chai ·tree of life· in the middle of the garden + 2:9. Quoted in Rev 2:7 and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. + 2:9 Day 6a: God creates various plants to populate the earth. In a special place, Gan-'Eden ·Garden Paradise, Garden Delight·, God interacts with the first humans. In this place is the 'etz chai ·tree of life· and the tree of knowledge of tov v' rah ·good and evil·. Humans are given both work and sustenance.

11The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

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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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