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Genesis 2:13-15
International Standard Version
Genesis 2:13-15
International Standard Version
13 The name of the second river is Gihon—[a] it winds through the entire land of Cush.[b] 14 The third river is named the Tigris— it flows to the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 The Lord God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden in order to have him work it and guard[c] it.
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- Genesis 2:13 Possibly an ancient reference to one of the branches of the Nile River
- Genesis 2:13 Possibly a portion of northeast Africa
- Genesis 2:15 Or and watch over
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