The Pishon and Gihon Rivers: Biblical Accounts

Pishon River

• One of four rivers from the Garden of Eden (Genesis).
• Exact location unknown; some scholars link it to the modern Tigris.
• Associated with the land of Havilah, noted for gold, bdellium, and onyx.

Gihon River

• Also from Eden (Genesis).
• Often identified with the modern Aras (Araxes) River flowing through Armenia, Turkey, Azerbaijan.
• Said to encircle the land of Cush (Ethiopia/Sudan region).
• Served as Jerusalem’s water source in the time of David and Solomon.