Genesis 2:11

שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פִּישׁוֹן הוּא הַסֹּבֵב אֵת כָּל ־ אֶרֶץ הַֽחֲוִילָה אֲשֶׁר ־ שָׁם הַזָּהָֽב ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

10וְנָהָרּ יֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת ־ הַגָּן וּמִשָּׁם יִפָּרֵד וְהָיָה לְאַרְבָּעָה רָאשִֽׁים ׃

12וּֽזֲהַב הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא טוֹב שָׁם הַבְּדֹלַח וְאֶבֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 10:29וְאֶת ־ אוֹפִר וְאֶת ־ חֲוִילָה וְאֶת ־ יוֹבָב כָּל ־ אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן ׃

1 Samuel 15:7וַיַּךְ שָׁאוּל אֶת ־ עֲמָלֵק מֵֽחֲוִילָה בּוֹאֲךָ שׁוּר אֲשֶׁר עַל ־ פְּנֵי מִצְרָֽיִם ׃

Job 28:1כִּי יֵשׁ לַכֶּסֶף מוֹצָא וּמָקוֹם לַזָּהָב יָזֹֽקּוּ ׃

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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