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A [[Literal Reading|literal reading]] of these rivers is usually not attempted, but geologist [[Glenn R. Morton]] was convinced that it could be done, if Eden was overwhelmed in the Flood (i.e. the Zanclean Flood!), and remains underwater.  See at [[Geography of Eden]].
A [[Literal Reading|literal reading]] of these rivers is usually not attempted, but geologist [[Glenn R. Morton]] was convinced that it could be done, if Eden was overwhelmed in the Flood — understood to be the ''Zanclean'' Flood! — and remains underwater.  See at [[Geography of Eden]].

Latest revision as of 15:39, 16 January 2022

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8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.


A literal reading of these rivers is usually not attempted, but geologist Glenn R. Morton was convinced that it could be done, if Eden was overwhelmed in the Flood — understood to be the Zanclean Flood! — and remains underwater. See at Geography of Eden.