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It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the second river <i>is</i> Gihon: the same <i>is</i> it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The name of the second river <i>is</i> Gihon; it <i>is</i> the one which goes around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that went around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the entire land of Cush [in Mesopotamia].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The second is the Gihon River that winds through Ethiopia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon. This is the one that winds throughout Sudan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The second river is the Gihon; it flows around the country of Cush. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon— it winds through the entire land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it runs through the entire land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon; it goes around the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same that compasseth the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the name of the second river [is] Gihon, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the name of the second river is Gibon, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the name of the second river, Gihon: that surrounding all the land of Cush.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is the Gehon; it is that which runs through all the land of Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The name of the second river is the Gihon; it is the one that winds all through the land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that flows around the whole land of Cush.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon, the one which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon, which goes around to all the land of Kush.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/2-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=400" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Man and Woman in the Garden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: wə·šêm- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">The name</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">of the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: han·nā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">river</a> <a href="/hebrew/1521.htm" title="1521: gî·ḥō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Or Gichown; from giyach; stream; Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley near Jerusalem.">is Gihon;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: has·sō·w·ḇêḇ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">winds through</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="3568: kūš (N-proper-fs) -- Probably of foreign origin; Cush, the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite.">of Cush.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Revelation 9:14</a></span><br />saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3-5</a></span><br />Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’ / But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales. / I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a></span><br />The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5-10</a></span><br />The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty. / The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither. / The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-7.htm">Jeremiah 46:7-8</a></span><br />Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn? / Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Ezekiel 30:12</a></span><br />I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Ezekiel 31:15</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘On the day it was brought down to Sheol, I caused mourning. I covered the deep because of it; I held back its rivers; its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Ezekiel 32:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-18.htm">Ezekiel 47:18</a></span><br />On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Zechariah 10:11</a></span><br />They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-6.htm">Psalm 66:6</a></span><br />He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Psalm 74:15</a></span><br />You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Psalm 105:41</a></span><br />He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasses the whole land of Ethiopia.</p><p class="hdg">Gihon.</p><p class="hdg">Ethiopia.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Genesis 10:6</a></b></br> And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Compasseth</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm">Cush</a> <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/acts/8-27.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Flows</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">Gihon</a> <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/genesis/2-10.htm">River</a> <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Round</a> <a href="/genesis/1-8.htm">Second</a> <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Surrounds</a> <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/genesis/2-11.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/19-14.htm">Compasseth</a> <a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Cush</a> <a href="/genesis/7-19.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-9.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Flows</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-33.htm">Gihon</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">River</a> <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Round</a> <a href="/genesis/4-19.htm">Second</a> <a href="/genesis/41-48.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/numbers/3-26.htm">Surrounds</a> <a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/job/28-25.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">The first Sabbath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Further details concerning the manner of creation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">The animals are named by Adam.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">The making of woman, and the institution of marriage.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The name of the second river is the Gihon;</b><br>The Gihon is one of the four rivers mentioned in the Genesis account of the Garden of Eden. Its identification has been a subject of debate among scholars. Some suggest it could be a reference to a river in the region of Mesopotamia, while others propose it might be symbolic or representative of a now-lost river. The name "Gihon" means "bursting forth," which could imply a river with a strong current or significant flow. In biblical typology, rivers often symbolize life, abundance, and the provision of God, reflecting the life-giving nature of God's creation.<p><b>it winds through the whole land of Cush.</b><br>The land of Cush is traditionally associated with regions south of Egypt, often linked to modern-day Sudan or Ethiopia. This geographical reference has led to various interpretations, as the Gihon river's connection to Cush does not align with known river systems today. Some scholars suggest that "Cush" in this context might refer to a different location or a broader area than traditionally understood. Historically, Cush was known for its wealth and resources, which could symbolize the richness and fertility of the land surrounding Eden. The mention of Cush also connects to the broader narrative of the descendants of Noah, as Cush is a descendant of Ham, one of Noah's sons, indicating the spread of humanity and the diversity of nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gihon.htm">Gihon</a></b><br>The second river mentioned in the description of the Garden of Eden. Its exact location is debated, but it is traditionally associated with a river that encircles the land of Cush.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cush.htm">Cush</a></b><br>A region often associated with areas south of Egypt, possibly modern-day Sudan or Ethiopia. In biblical terms, Cush is often linked to the descendants of Noah's son Ham.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/garden_of_eden.htm">Garden of Eden</a></b><br>The paradise where God placed the first humans, Adam and Eve. It is described as having four rivers, including the Gihon, which contribute to its lush and fertile environment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_creation.htm">Understanding God's Creation</a></b><br>The mention of the Gihon river in <a href="/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13</a> reminds us of the intricate and purposeful design of God's creation. Each element, including the rivers, plays a role in sustaining life and beauty in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/geographical_and_historical_context.htm">Geographical and Historical Context</a></b><br>Recognizing the historical and geographical context of biblical locations like Cush can deepen our understanding of the Bible's account and its connection to real-world history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water.htm">Symbolism of Water</a></b><br>In the Bible, water often symbolizes life, purity, and sustenance. The Gihon, as a life-giving river, can remind us of the spiritual nourishment that comes from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The rivers of Eden, including the Gihon, illustrate God's provision for humanity. Just as these rivers sustained the garden, God provides for our needs today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/exploring_biblical_geography.htm">Exploring Biblical Geography</a></b><br>Studying the locations mentioned in the Bible, such as the Gihon and Cush, can enhance our appreciation for the text and encourage us to explore the historical and cultural backdrop of Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_megiddo's_biblical_role.htm">Who was Cush in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_is_the_garden_of_eden_located.htm">Where is the Garden of Eden located?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_cush_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Cush in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_garden_of_eden.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence for the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:23-24)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Gihon,</span> "the river that bursts forth," has been supposed to be the Nile, because it is said to wind about Ethiopia (Cush). According to this view, there was originally no break between Asia and Africa, and the Nile, entering Abyssinia from Arabia, took thence a northerly course, and traversed Egypt. But Cush is now known to have signified at this period the southern half of Arabia, and it was not until later times that the name was carried by colonists to Abys. sinia. Moreover Gihon, in Arabic Jaihan, is a common name among the Arabs for a river, and perhaps the Oxus is here meant, which flowed northward from Armenia into the Caspian. Mr. Sayce, however, thinks it is the Araxes, "the river of Babylon," which flowed westward into the desert of Cush, in Arabia (<span class= "ital">Chald, Gen., </span>p. 84).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the name of the second is the Gihon</span>, or "the bursting," from <span class="hebrew">גֵּיחַ</span>, to break forth. "Deep-flowing," T. Lewis renders it, connecting it with <span class="greek">ὡκεανός</span>, and identifying it with Homer's <span class="greek">βαθυῥῤόος</span> <span class="greek">Ωκεανός</span>. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>The same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia</span> (Cush). Under the impression that the African Cush was meant, the Alexandrine Jews discovered the Gihon in the Nile - an opinion in which they have been followed by Schulthess, Gesenius, Furst, Bertheau, Kalisch, and others. But Cush, it is now known, describes the entire region between Arabia and the Nile, and in particular the southern district of the former lying between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Hence Tayler Lewis finds the Gihon in the ocean water sweeping round the south coast of Arabia. Murphy detects the name Kush in the words Caucasus and Caspian, and, looking for the site of Eden about the sources of the Euphrates and the Tigris in Armenia, thinks the Gihon may have been the leading stream flowing into the Caspian. Delitzsch advocates the claim of the Araxis to be this river. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/2-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The name</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֵֽׁם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šêm-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the second</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֵּׁנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">river</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּהָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] Gihon;</span><br /><span class="heb">גִּיח֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(gî·ḥō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1521.htm">Strong's 1521: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gihon -- 'a bursting forth', one of the rivers of Eden, also a spring near Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֣וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">winds through</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסּוֹבֵ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(has·sō·w·ḇêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Cush.</span><br /><span class="heb">כּֽוּשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(kūš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3568.htm">Strong's 3568: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son of Ham, also his descendants, also a land in the southern Nile Valley</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/2-13.htm">Genesis 2:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/2-13.htm">OT Law: Genesis 2:13 The name of the second river (Gen. 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