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Pishon; Pison

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pı̄´shon pı̄´son ( פּישׁון , pı̄shōn ; the King James Version Pison ): A river of EDEN (which see), said to compass the whole land of Havilah where there is gold, bdellium and onyx stone (Genesis 2:11 ), most probably identified with the Karun River which comes down from the mountains of Media and formerly emptied into the Persian Gulf.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Pishon; Pison'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​p/pishon-pison.html. 1915.
 
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