Holy Scripture
Genesis 2:14
A church father on this verse
“The Church, setting forth the likeness of paradise, includes within her walls fruit-bearing trees, whereof that which does not bring forth good fruit is cut off and is cast into the fire. These trees she waters with four rivers, that is, with the four Gospels, wherewith, by a celestial inundation, she bestows the grac…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
14And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
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12And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.
13And the name of the second river is Gihon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.
— Genesis 2:14 —
15And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.
16And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat,