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Genesis 2:11-13
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11 The name of the first one is Pishon—it winds through the entire land of Havilah,[a] where there is gold. 12 The gold of that land is pure;[b] bdellium[c] and onyx are also found[d] there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon—[e] it winds through the entire land of Cush.[f]

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  1. Genesis 2:11 Possibly a reference to Nubia, a source of gold for ancient Egypt
  2. Genesis 2:12 Lit. good
  3. Genesis 2:12 I.e. a gum resin; or pearl
  4. Genesis 2:12 The Heb. lacks also found
  5. Genesis 2:13 Possibly an ancient reference to one of the branches of the Nile River
  6. Genesis 2:13 Possibly a portion of northeast Africa
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