Gihon [River] - Gihon

Japanese: ギホン[川] - ぎほん
Gihon [River] - Gihon

… In Ezekiel, chapter 28, a jewel-covered garden is considered to be on the top of a mythical mountain of God in the north. In Genesis, chapter 2, a river flows out of Eden and branches into four, called Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel (Tigris), and Euphrates. These biblical descriptions vaguely imagine Eden in the mountains of Armenia, and, together with the idea of ​​four rivers surrounding the world, they presuppose an ancient mythical world view. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions the "Gihon River" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…《エゼキエル書》28章では,北方に神話的に想定されている神の山の頂にある宝石におおわれた園が考えられている。《創世記》2章でもエデンから川が流れ出て四つに分岐するとあり,それぞれピソン,ギホン,ヒデケル(ティグリス),ユフラテ(ユーフラテス)と呼ばれている。このような聖書の記述はエデンを漠然とアルメニア地方の山地に想定し,世界を囲む四川の考えとともに,古代の神話的世界像を前提している。…

※「ギホン[川]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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