Genesis 2:11
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The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.

Havilah.

Genesis 10:7,29 And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabatacha. The sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan. . . .

Genesis 25:18 And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.

1 Samuel 15:7 And Saul smote Amalec from Hevila, until thou comest to Sur, which is over against Egypt.

Context
Man and Woman in the Garden
10And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads. 11The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.12And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.…
Cross References
Genesis 2:12
And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.

Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia.

Genesis 25:18
And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.

Hosea 11:12
Ephraim hath compassed me about with denials, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Juda went down as a witness with God, and is faithful with the saints.

Lexicon
The name
שֵׁ֥ם (šêm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

of the first [river]
הָֽאֶחָ֖ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

[is] Pishon;
פִּישׁ֑וֹן (pî·šō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6376: Pishon -- one of the rivers of Eden

it
ה֣וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

winds through
הַסֹּבֵ֗ב (has·sō·ḇêḇ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

land
אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

of Havilah,
הַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה (ha·ḥă·wî·lāh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2341: Havilah -- a son of Cush, also a son of Joktan, also territories of uncertain location

where
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

there [is]
שָׁ֖ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

gold.
הַזָּהָֽב׃ (haz·zā·hāḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky


Additional Translations
The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

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

The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.

The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is.

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

The name of the first is Pison, which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

The name of the first is Pishon: this is the one which flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

the name of the one is Pison, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold is,
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