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Genesis chapter 2 describes the location of the Garden of Eden in relationship to four rivers. Three of these rivers are known, and one is a mystery. Watch this episode of Expedition Bible as Joel travels across Saudi Arabia in search of The Lost River of Eden.

Searching for The Garden of Eden’s Pishon River
28:11
Expedition Bible
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January 27, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwCdZ4CbA-E

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The Tigris River is known by various names across different languages and cultures. In Sumerian, it is called Idigna or Idigina.

The Akkadian name is Idiqlat.

In Arabic, it is known as Dijlah or Ḥudāqil.

Aramaic speakers refer to it as Diglath.

The Armenian name is Tigris or Dglatʿ.

In Greek, it is called hē Tígrēs or hē, ho Tígris.

Hebrew names include Ḥiddéqel.

The Hurrian name is Aranzah.

In Persian, it is referred to as Old Persian: Tigrā, Middle Persian: Tigr, and modern Persian: Dejle.

Syriac names are Deqlaṯ.

Turkish speakers call it Dicle.

Kurdish names include Dîcle, Dijlê, and دیجلە.

The river is also known by the biblical name Hiddekel.

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The Turkish name for the Euphrates River is Fırat.

This name is used in modern Turkish and is derived from the Old Persian Ufratu, which itself traces back to Elamite or Sumerian origins.

The river is also referred to as “Fırat” in Kurdish as Ferat, and it holds significant historical and cultural importance across the region.

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