Genesis 2:11-13

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¹¹The name of the first river was Pishon. This river flowed around the entire country of Havilah.^[a] ¹²(There is gold in that country, and that gold is pure. A kind of expensive perfume and onyx are also found there.) ¹³The name of the second river was Gihon. This river flowed around the whole land of Cush.^[b]

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Genesis 2:11 Havilah The land along the west coast of the Arabian peninsula and possibly, the part of Africa south of Ethiopia.
Genesis 2:13 Cush Usually this means Ethiopia, but here, it probably refers to the area north and east of the Tigris River.