What are the rivers Pishon and Gihon?

The Pishon (Hebrew: ????????? Pîšon) is one of four rivers (along with Hiddekel (Tigris), Perath (Euphrates) and Gihon) mentioned in the Biblical Book of Genesis. In that passage, a source river flows out of Eden to water the Garden of Eden and from there divides into the four named rivers.



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Thaddeus' illustration mentioned above is based on Gen 2:10: “A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers.” They were the Pishon, the Gihon, the Tigris and the Euphrates. The picture abounds with features.

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The river Pishon's name is derived from the Hebrew verb push, meaning “to spring up.” The river Gihon's name is based on a verb meaning “to burst forth.” The location of the land Havilah is unknown, but it is mentioned four more times in Genesis.

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The river Pishon is described as encompassing the whole land of Havilah. Havilah represents the struggle of elemental life, virtue born of trial. There is gold in this land, which means that locked up in our body temple are all the treasures of Spirit. These are released by the inflow of spiritual Pishon.

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Rivers of Paradise (also The four rivers of Paradise) are the four rivers described in Genesis 2:10–14, where an unnamed stream flowing out of Garden of Eden splits into four branches: Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel (Tigris), and Phrath (Euphrates).

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