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Genesis 2:10

King James Version (KJV)

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And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

Genesis 2:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 2:10

Theological / Devotional

A river. Much scholarly effort has been put forth in an endeavor to clarify vs. 10-14, but a satisfactory explanation will probably never be found, because the surface of the earth after the Flood bore little resemblance to what it had been before. A catastrophe of such magnitude as to elevate lofty mountain ranges and to form the vast areas of ocean could hardly have left such lesser surface features as rivers untouched. We therefore cannot hope to identify antediluvian geographical terms with present-day surface features of the earth, except as Inspiration may do so for us (see PP 105-108).

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