Havilah (Genesis 2)
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Other places named Havilah: Havilah (Genesis 25), Havilah (1 Samuel 15).
| Type | region |
|---|---|
| Most likely | in Babylonia (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.543° N, 44.422° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Genesis 2:11 |
Havilah (Genesis 2) is a region named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely in Babylonia (low confidence; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| in Babylonia | low (33%) | 32.543° N, 44.422° E |
| another name for Arabia | very low (5%) | 23.000° N, 46.000° E |
| about 200 km around Sanaa | very low (-5%) | 15.355° N, 44.215° E |
| about 200 km around Zeila | very low (-23%) | 11.354° N, 43.474° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 2:11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
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.