Genesis 2:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 2:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 2:11 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 2:11 — KJV
“The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;”
— Genesis 2:11 (KJV)
Genesis 2:11 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 2:11
“And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Ethiopia: Heb. Cush”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:11: name, compasseth, whole
“That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:11: name, first, land
“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:11: land, where, gold
“Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:11: name, first, gold
“But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:11: name, first, where
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