Gihon (Genesis 2)
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Other places named Gihon: Gihon.
| Type | river and spring |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for the Nile (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.465° N, 30.367° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Genesis 2:13 |
Gihon (Genesis 2) is a river and spring named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for the Nile (low confidence; 8 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for the Nile | low (19%) | 31.465° N, 30.367° E |
| another name for Gihon | very low (14%) | 31.773° N, 35.236° E |
| Karkheh River | very low (6%) | 31.782° N, 47.869° E |
| White Nile | very low (3%) | 2.246° N, 32.252° E |
| not a proper name (canal) | very low (2%) | — |
| Diyala River | very low (1%) | 33.221° N, 44.507° E |
| Karun River | very low (-1%) | 30.427° N, 48.165° E |
| Al Gharraf River | very low (-4%) | 32.425° N, 45.850° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 2:13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.