Genesis 2:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 2:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 2:13 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Ethiopia: Heb. Cus..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 2:13 — KJV
“And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Ethiopia: Heb. Cush”
— Genesis 2:13 (KJV)
Genesis 2:13 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 2:13
“Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. utterly...: Heb. wastes of waste from...: or, from Migdol to Syene Syene: Heb. Seveneh”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:13: river, land, ethiopia
“The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:13: name, compasseth, whole
“And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. shall become: Heb. shall be and shall be”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:13: river, land, heb
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. pools...: Heb. gathering of their waters”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:13: river, land, heb
“And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. in...: Heb. between the two evenings”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:13: same, whole, heb
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