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.
the four rivers from the garden of eden
Pishon Pishon Gihon Chidekel (the Tigris) Phirat (the Euphrates)