‏ Genesis 2:10-14

a river Ps 46:4; Rev 22:1

Eden Eden denotes pleasure or delight; but was certainly the name of a place, and was, most probably, situated in Armenia, near the sources of the great rivers Euphrates, Tigris, Phasis, and Araxes.

Havilah Gen 10:7, Gen 10:29, Gen 25:18; 1Sam 15:7

Bdellium is a transparent aromatic gum. The onyx is a precious stone, so called from a Greek word signifying a man's nail, to the colour of which it nearly approaches.

Num 11:7

onyx Exod 28:20, Exod 39:13; Job 28:16; Ezek 28:13

Gihon The Araxes, which runs into the Caspian sea.

Ethiopia Heb. Cush, The country of the ancient Cussaei. Gen 10:6; Isa 11:11

Hiddekel Dan 10:4, The Tigris

toward the east of or, eastward to, Gen 10:11, Gen 10:22, Gen 25:18

Euphrates Gen 15:18; Deut 1:7, Deut 11:24; Rev 9:14

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