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The name of the third river is Hiddekel: this is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
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Two Familiar Rivers
Scholars are in strong agreement that the two rivers named in this verse are well-known to us today. The 'Hiddekel' is the Tigris, and the 'Perath' is the Euphrates. Commentators like Ellicott note that the Euphrates was so famous that, unlike the other rivers, it required no further description in the text.
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18th Century
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