a river: Psalms 46:4; Revelation 22:1
Eden: Eden denotes pleasure or delight; but was certainly the name of a place, and was, most probably, situated in Armenia, near the sources of the great rivers Euphrates, Tigris, Phasis, and Araxes.
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Genesis 2:10
Genesis 2:10
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