“The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;”
Genesis 2:11 (KJV) |
Genesis 2:11
From Genesis 2, in the Book of Genesis (Old Testament).
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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.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
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.