Genesis 2:13

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The name of the second river is Gihon: the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Cush commonly denotes the land south of Egypt, while Assyria lay in northern Mesopotamia; the Tigris and Euphrates are the great rivers of Mesopotamia. Their mention situates Eden’s river in relation to the known world, though the Flood and ancient geography prevent precise identification.

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Genesis 2:13 mentions Assyria, Cush, Euphrates and Tigris.

Photo of Assyria — Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

Photo of Tigris — Tigris · Dûrzan cîrano