Lux Domini

Genesis  2:14

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.

Study Helps

Interpretation

The place fixed upon for Adam to dwell in, was not a palace, but a garden. The better we take up with plain things, and the less we seek things to gratify pride and luxury, the nearer we approach to innocency.

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This thought runs through Genesis 2:11-15.

Genesis 2:11 Genesis 2:12 Genesis 2:13 Genesis 2:14 Genesis 2:15

Glossary

Assyria Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
Euphrates Place
Biblical river. Modern identification: Euphrates River.
Tigris Place
Biblical river. Modern identification: Tigris River.