11 The name of one is Pishon: the same compasseth the whole land of [a]Havilah, where is gold.

12 And the gold of that land is good: there is [b]Bdellium, and the Onyx stone.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:11 Which Havilah is a country joining to Persia Eastward, and inclineth toward the West.
  2. Genesis 2:12 Or, precious stone, or pearl. Pliny saith it is the name of a tree.
  3. Genesis 2:13 Or, Ethiopia.

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