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Genesis 2:13

EthiopiaGihon

11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.
KJV
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
WEB
The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.
ASV
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.
DARBY
And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.
BLB
And the name of the second river [is] Gihon; it [is] the one winding [through] the whole land of Cush.
ÅB
Den annen elv heter Gihon; det er den som løper omkring hele landet Kus.
OTB
Navnet på den andre elven er Gihon; den flyter gjennom hele landet Kusj.
B1930
Den annen elv heter Gihon; det er den som løper omkring hele landet Kus.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 10:6

    And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

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  • Isaiah 11:11

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

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