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Four Rivers of Eden. Beginning of World Geography.
Four Rivers of Eden. The first geographic features establish the basis of the entire Bible narrative from Genesis to Revelation.
The four rivers of Eden sourced from the Garden of Eden reach the Western and Eastern limits of the key nations referred to in the Bible. God abundantly watered all the nations. What happened to these majestic waterways?
Genesis 2:10–14
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
These verses plunge us into yet another controversy regarding the Bible; the relationship between the Biblical narrative and certain historical events. Two of the rivers and place names above, although used elsewhere in the Bible, remain a mystery as to their origin and location. They are open to conjecture, and it is impossible to pin these narratives down one way or another. Are they figments of imagination or facts of geography and history?
Throughout the Bible, we find examples like Noah’s worldwide flood, the Exodus with the parting of the Sea, and Joshua’s long day with which debaters have a hay day. They point to Bible fables, not to say errors, to discredit this book. There are the uninitiated as well as diploma bearing scholars who are virulent detractors of the Bible. Where does The Explanation…
