Genesis 2:16

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Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:

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Assyria lay in northern Mesopotamia near the Tigris, while Cush generally refers to a region south of Egypt; the Tigris and Euphrates are major Mesopotamian rivers. These places occur in the preceding description of Eden’s rivers

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Genesis 2:16 mentions Assyria, Cush, Euphrates and Tigris.

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