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Genesis 2:13

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And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
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  1. Genesis 10:6Rank 1 from verse 13
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    6¶ And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

  2. Isaiah 11:11Rank 2 from verse 13
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    11And it shall come to pass in that day, that 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.

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Genesis 2:13

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

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14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

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