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A Geographical Mystery
Scholars find it nearly impossible to identify the Gihon river and the land of Cush with certainty. While some have suggested the Nile due to the mention of 'Cush' (Ethiopia), commentators note that in this early period, 'Cush' likely referred to a region in Arabia. The effects of the global flood and thousands of years of geographical change make a precise location unknowable today.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 2:8–14
18th Century
Theologian
8. גן (gan) “garden, park,” παράδεισος (paradeisos) — “an enclosed piece of ground.” עדן (‛ēden
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 2:13
19th Century
Bishop
Gihon, “the river that bursts forth,” has been supposed to be the Nile, because it is said to wind about Ethiopia (Cush). Accordin…
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 2:10–14
19th Century
Preacher
That river in Eden also reminds us of the pure river of water of life clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
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John Gill
On Genesis 2:13
17th Century
Pastor
And the name of the second river [is] Gihon
There was one of this name in the land of Israel, which, or a branch of …
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 2:8–14
17th Century
Minister
The place chosen for Adam to live in was not a palace, but a garden. The better we are content with plain things, and the less we seek things to gr…