Genesis 2:13

The name of the second river is Gihon. That river flows through all the land of Cain.

Translation for Translators

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

12That gold ◄is very pure/has no impurities in it►. There is also a sweet-smelling gum called bdellium, and valuable stones called onyx.

14The name of the third river is Tigris. It flows east of the city of Asshur. The name of the fourth river is Euphrates.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:8Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.

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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