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.
What does Genesis 2:14 mean?
The place fixed upon for Adam to dwell in, was not a palace, but a garden. The better we take up with plain things, and the less we seek things to gratify pride and luxury, the nearer we approach to innocency.
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 2:11-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Genesis 2:14
And the fourth river is Euphrates.
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The name of the third river is Hiddekel,.
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And the fourth river is Euphrates.
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The name of the third river is Hiddekel,.
Context in Genesis 2
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Genesis 2 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as primeval history from creation to Babel. Genesis opens the whole Bible with creation, fall, flood, Babel, and the long patriarchal story that carries the reader from Eden to Egypt. Read this chapter with the wider themes of creation, fall, and covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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