And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good:... Miscellaneous Tracts ... - Page xxiby Arthur O'Leary - 1781 - 397 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jeremiah N. Reynolds - Science - 1835 - 648 pages
...of course a mere matter of conjecture. The same sacred historian, in speaking of Havilah, adds — " where there is gold, and the gold of that land is good ; there is bdellium and the onyx stone." It was to Ophir that King Solomon sent a navy, built expressly... | |
| Ern. Frid. Car Rosenmüller, Ernst Friedrich Karl Rosenmuller - Bible - 1836 - 388 pages
...SECT III. THE LAND OF HAVILAH. " The Pishon," it is said in Gen. ii. 11, 12, " compasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold, and the gold of that land is good ; there is bdolach and the stone shoham." If, as we have endeavoured to shew in the former section,... | |
| Ern. Frid. Car Rosenmüller - Asia, Central - 1836 - 706 pages
...SECT III. THE LAND OF HAVILAH. " The Pishon," it is said in Gen. ii. 11, 12, " compasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold, and the gold of that land is good ; there is bdolach and the stone shoham." If, as we have endeavoured to shew in the former section,... | |
| Charles James Burton - Bible - 1836 - 328 pages
...and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison : that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold ; and the gold of that land is good : there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon : the same is it... | |
| Thomas Harttree Cornish - Women - 1836 - 538 pages
...and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison : that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold ; and the gold of that land is good : there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon - the same is it... | |
| William Samways Oke - 1836 - 200 pages
...became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison ; and that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good, where is bdellium and the onyx-stone. The name of the second river is Gihon. Gen. ch. ii. v. 10. "... | |
| William Samways Oke - 1836 - 200 pages
...became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison ; and that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold ; and the gold of that land is good, where is bdellium and the onyx-stone. The name of the second river is Gihon. Gen. ch. ii. v. 10. "... | |
| Thomas Cooper - Apologetics - 1837 - 90 pages
...jewelry at Babylon would easily have been tempted to make the remark, that Gold was found in Havilah, and the gold of that land is good. And there is Bdellium and the onyx stone. What did Adam and Eve want with Gold and Bdellium and onyx stones? Could Moses, an inspired... | |
| 1828 - 636 pages
...came from the garden of Eden (the river Pison, he would suppose it to be, ' which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold, and the gold of that land is good'); and, although he despaired of ascending so high, was perhaps not without a hope that he might come within... | |
| Church history - 1838 - 844 pages
...metal in its excellence : ** The name of the first is Pisón : that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold ; and the gold of that land is good." Gen. ii. 11, 12. But the gold of Ophir seems to have been most renowned amongst the Hebrews. When the... | |
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