Topic
Pison
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 2:11Easton · Nave One of the rivers of Eden
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Babylonian, the current, broad-flowing, one of the “four heads” into which the river which watered the garden of Eden was divided (Gen. 2:11). Some identify it with the modern Phasis, others with the Halys, others the Jorak or Acampis, others the Jaab, the Indus, the Ganges, etc.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
pi'-son.
See PISHON.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → One of the rivers of Eden Ge 2:11
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.