13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same compasseth the whole land of [a]Cush.

14 And the name of the [third] river is [b]Hiddekel: this goeth toward the East side of [c]Ashshur: and the fourth river is [d]Parah)

15 ¶ Then the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, that he might [e]dress it, and keep it.

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  1. Genesis 2:13 Or, Ethiopia.
  2. Genesis 2:14 Or, Tigris.
  3. Genesis 2:14 Or, Assyria.
  4. Genesis 2:14 Or, Euphrates.
  5. Genesis 2:15 God would not have man idle, though as yet there was no need to labor.

13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.[a] 14 The name of the third river is the Tigris;(A) it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.(B)

15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden(C) to work it and take care of it.

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  1. Genesis 2:13 Possibly southeast Mesopotamia