<P> Genesis 2 : 10 -- 14 lists four rivers in association with the garden of Eden : Pishon , Gihon , Chidekel ( the Tigris ) , and Phirat ( the Euphrates ) . It also refers to the land of Cush -- translated / interpreted as Ethiopia , but thought by some to equate to Cossaea , a Greek name for the land of the Kassites . These lands lie north of Elam , immediately to the east of ancient Babylon , which , unlike Ethiopia , does lie within the region being described . In Antiquities of the Jews , the first - century Jewish historian Josephus identifies the Pishon as what `` the Greeks called Ganges '' and the Geon ( Gehon ) as the Nile . </P>
<P> Genesis 2 : 10 -- 14 lists four rivers in association with the garden of Eden : Pishon , Gihon , Chidekel ( the Tigris ) , and Phirat ( the Euphrates ) . It also refers to the land of Cush -- translated / interpreted as Ethiopia , but thought by some to equate to Cossaea , a Greek name for the land of the Kassites . These lands lie north of Elam , immediately to the east of ancient Babylon , which , unlike Ethiopia , does lie within the region being described . In Antiquities of the Jews , the first - century Jewish historian Josephus identifies the Pishon as what `` the Greeks called Ganges '' and the Geon ( Gehon ) as the Nile . </P>
rivers that flow through the garden of eden
rivers that flow through the garden of eden
Pishon Gihon Chidekel ( the Tigris ) Phirat ( the Euphrates )
Pishon Gihon Chidekel ( the Tigris ) Phirat ( the Euphrates )