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Genesis 2:12-14
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 2:12-14
Contemporary English Version
12 where pure gold, rare perfumes, and precious stones are found. 13 The second is the Gihon River that winds through Ethiopia.[a] 14 The Tigris River that flows east of Assyria is the third, and the fourth is the Euphrates River.
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- 2.13 Ethiopia: The Hebrew text has “Cush,” which was a region south of Egypt that included parts of the present countries of Ethiopia and Sudan.
Genesis 2:12-14
New International Version
Genesis 2:12-14
New International Version
12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin[a](A) and onyx are also there.) 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.[b] 14 The name of the third river is the Tigris;(B) it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.(C)
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:12 Or good; pearls
- Genesis 2:13 Possibly southeast Mesopotamia
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