Genesis 2:12-14
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 and the gold of that land is good. Incense[a] and onyx stone are also found there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that winds through the whole land of Cush.[b] 14 The name of the third river is Tigris. This is the one which flows along the east side of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
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- Genesis 2:12 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. It probably refers to a fragrant resin or a precious stone.
- Genesis 2:13 In the Old Testament, Cush often refers to the land south of Egypt. Here the names of the third and fourth rivers suggest an area in Mesopotamia, today’s Iraq.
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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