Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Gihon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Gihon Spring.

First appears in 1 Kings 1:33 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

A stream. (1. ) One of the four rivers of Eden (Gen. 2:13). It has been identified with the Nile. Others regard it as the Oxus, or the Araxes, or the Ganges. Modern identification: Gihon Spring.

Gihon is represented in the local geography layer as Gihon Spring. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Kings 1:33 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

1 chapter · 4 verse mentions

2 Chronicles

2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions