Genesis 2 11:15
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Genesis 2 11:15
11: The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12: And the gold of that land is good, and there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13: And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.
14: And the name of the third river is Hiddekel; that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15: And the Lord God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Open for discussion:
Within these passages, are names given to rivers, lands and resources. Keep in mind, that the origination of these biblical texts has been formed at a time in where in today’s knowledge is absent of. Therefore, these names will feel foreign to us.
Also the names of these tertiaries could also signify a civilisation that may had lived and flourished there once.
11: The first river’s name is Pishon and it covers the land of abundance, known as Havilah.
12: Abundance from the land of Havilah is good, for it is rich with gold, onyx and incense resin. (This may have been an early interpretation of Gold, Murr and Frankincense, in which the three wise men gifted baby Jesus).
13: The second river’s name is Gihon and it covers the land of Cush in which also is enriched with gold, onyx and incense resin.
14: The third river’s name is Hiddekel and the fourth river’s name is Euphrates. Within the lands of the noble ancient middle east.
15: And man was given the lands of abundance, filled with rivers, fruit and life. For man can upkeep and live off, for thus is our humble living/paradise.
