Genesis 2:13

Good News Translation

The second river is the Gihon; it flows around the country of Cush.

Cross References

Genesis 10:6

The sons of Ham—Cush, Egypt, Libya, and Canaan—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.

Genesis 10:8

Cush had a son named Nimrod, who became the world's first great conqueror.

Genesis 2:11

The first river is the Pishon; it flows around the country of Havilah. (

Genesis 2:12

Pure gold is found there and also rare perfume and precious stones.)

Genesis 2:14

The third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria, and the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Isaiah 11:11

When that day comes, the Lord will once again use his power and bring back home those of his people who are left in Assyria and Egypt, in the lands of Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, and Hamath, and in the coastlands and on the islands of the sea.