KJV ORIGINAL
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided into four separate streams.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how God provided a perfect water system in Eden, with one river that split into four branches to nourish the entire garden.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the second creation account in Genesis, which provides more detailed information about the Garden of Eden than the first account. Ancient Near Eastern cultures often viewed rivers as sources of life and fertility, and the number four often represented completeness or universality in biblical literature.
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