Let’s begin with the second two, since their identification is agreed upon almost unanimously. What can be clearly deduced from a cursory reading of these verses is that there exist four rivers, Pishon, Gichon, Chidekel and Perat, which all seemingly flow from the same source, the Garden of Eden.
The name of the third river is Chidekel that is the one that flows to the east of Ashur. The name of the second river is Gichon that is the one that encompasses all the land of Cush. The gold of that land is good there is the crystal and the onyx stone. The name of one is Pishon that is the one that encompasses all the land of Havilah, where there is gold. The text that discusses these rivers can be found in Genesis 2:10–14, and reads as follows:Ī river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it separated and became four heads. 1 The descriptions given in the Torah are rather vague, and there has been much debate throughout the ages regarding their exact identity. Do these rivers really exist, and if they do, do we know their exact location? If so, can we use the location of these four rivers to determine the whereabouts of the Garden of Eden? Response:Īs is the case with many other aspects of the creation account in the Torah, the discussion regarding the four rivers is shrouded in mystery. I was talking to a friend about the creation story in the Torah, and he made mention of four rivers that extend out of the Garden of Eden.
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