Genesis 2:10
“And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden,.... Before man was created, as Aben Ezra observes, this river went out…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 2:8-14
- XI. The Garden 8. גן gan “garden, park,” παράδεισος paradeisos, “an enclosed piece of ground.” עדן ‛ēden “Eden,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A river went out of Eden, etc. - It would astonish an ordinary reader, who should be obliged to consult different…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 2:8-15
Man consisting of body and soul, a body made out of the earth and a rational immortal soul the breath of heaven, we…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Genesis 2:10-14
A Geographical Description of the Garden
This is very probably a later insertion. It interrupts the sequence of…