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Rivers of Paradise flowing underneath the feet of Lamb of God (mosaic in Santi Cosma e Damiano, ca. 530 AD). Following Saint Ambrose [2] (per Cohen, [11] the association was established earlier, in a letter by Cyprian in 256 AD) the rivers are interpreted as four evangelists (or Gospels), with Water of Life flowing from the word of Christ (the Fountain of Life [11]) to bring salvation.
Picture of mosaic representing Pishon from Church of Theodorias ca 539 CE. The Pishon ( Hebrew : פִּישׁוֹן Pīšōn ; Koine Greek : Φισών Phisṓn ) is one of four rivers (along with Hiddekel ( Tigris ), Perath ( Euphrates ) and Gihon ) mentioned in the Biblical Book of Genesis .
Gihon is the name of the second river mentioned in the second chapter of the biblical Book of Genesis.The Gihon is mentioned as one of four rivers (along with the Tigris, Euphrates, and Pishon) issuing out of Eden, branching from a single river that split after watering the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:10-14).
The Tigris runs to Assyria, the Euphrates to Armenia, the Pishon to Havilah or Elam, and the Gihon to Ethiopia. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The four corners of the earth are also spoken of in the book of Revelation 7:1, and mention of the "four quarters of the earth" appears in Revelation 20:8.
The Beatus map or Beatine map is one of the most ... Tigris, Euphrates, Pishon and Gihon ... Mesopotamia is the region located between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates ...
The Tigris–Euphrates Basin is shared between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait. [6] [3] [4] [5] [7] Many tributaries of the Tigris river originate in Iran, and the Shatt al-Arab, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, makes up a portion of the Iran–Iraq border, with Kuwait's Bubiyan Island being part of its delta.
And the fourth river is the Euphrates. Suggestions for the location of Eden include [3] [33] the head of the Persian Gulf, as argued by Juris Zarins, in southern Mesopotamia where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers run into the sea; [4] and in the Armenian Highlands or Armenian National Plateau.
Map showing the extent of Mesopotamia. The geography of Mesopotamia, encompassing its ethnology and history, centered on the two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates.While the southern is flat and marshy, the near approach of the two rivers to one another, at a spot where the undulating plateau of the north sinks suddenly into the Babylonian alluvium, tends to separate them still more ...