"The name of the first {is} Pison: that {is} it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where {there is} gold;" — Genesis 2:11

Genesis 2:11 · KJV

“The name of the first {is} Pison: that {is} it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where {there is} gold;”

— Genesis 2:11

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

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

Genesis 2 — Context

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

The name of the first {is} Pison: that {is} it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where {there is} gold;

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

And the name of the second river {is} Gihon: the same {is} it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. {Ethiopia: Heb. Cush}

Cross References

Genesis 25:18

And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that {is} before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: {and} he died in the presence of all his brethren. {died: Heb. fell}

1 Samuel 15:7

And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah {until} thou comest to Shur, that {is} over against Egypt.

Genesis 10:29

And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these {were} the sons of Joktan.

Genesis 10:7

And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.