Pishon
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| Type | body of water and river |
|---|---|
| Also called | Pison |
| Most likely | Wadi Baysh (very low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 17.120° N, 42.416° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Genesis 2:11 |
Pishon is a body of water and river named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Wadi Baysh (very low confidence; 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wadi Baysh | very low (15%) | 17.120° N, 42.416° E |
| Persian Gulf | very low (11%) | 26.000° N, 52.000° E |
| Wadi Bishah | very low (9%) | 17.766° N, 42.953° E |
| Wadi al Rummah | very low (8%) | 29.101° N, 46.555° E |
| Karun River | very low (6%) | 30.427° N, 48.165° E |
| Ganges River | very low (5%) | 22.083° N, 90.833° E |
| within 100 km of Eridu | very low (3%) | 30.816° N, 45.996° E |
| Karkheh River | very low (2%) | 31.782° N, 47.869° 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.