Adam’s Descendants Writing, Alphabets, & Languages

 I have reviewed many bible related ancient alphabets and Hieroglyphics which shows that text was written in various directions.  I also found some that wrote using the boustrophedon method.  This document is meant to reflect my findings on Hieroglyphics and Alphabets that Adam’s descendants used. I was able to find evidence that the ancient descendants of Adam did write ‘left to right’ and they used vowels that were assigned their own letter.  This page will also touches on the subject of the 72 languages created at the Tower of Babel.

Boustrophedon

Latin, Hungarian Rovas, Greek Linear B, and Sabaeans sometimes used a writing system written in horizontal lines running alternatively from right to left then left to right. This is called Boustrophedon, which comes from the Greek βους (bous) "ox" + στρεφειν (strefein) "to turn", because it resembles the path an ox makes when plowing field, turning at the end of each row to return in the opposite direction.

 

Here is an example of Boustrophedon, ‘ox turning’: 

For more information:  https://www.britannica.com/art/boustrophedon

Left to Right – Writing

Reflected in the table below, are ancient biblical related languages that wrote ‘left to right’.  I could not find anywhere that Aramaic or Phoenician was ever ‘left to right’.  I did include them in the alphabet examples since theirs’s was almost identical to Hebrew and/or Greek.  The dates used in the table came from the sites I referenced.

Year	Name	Tribe	Text Name	Text Left to Right	Text Right to Left	Top to Bottom	Hieroglyphic (sacred inscriptions)[1]
3200 BC	Mizraim (Gen 10:6)	Egyptian[2]					Yes, in all directions
2686 BC	Mizraim (Gen 10:6)	Egyptian[3]	Old Hieratic[4]	Yes, religious items[5]	Yes[6]	Yes
2500 BC	Peleg (Gen 10:25)	Pelasgian (Proto-Greek)[7],[8]	Greek Linear A[9],[10],[11]	Yes	Yes		Yes[12]
2250 BC	Elam (Gen 5:32)	Elamite[13]		Yes		Yes
1500 BC	Wales, UK Area	Cimmerians[14]	Coelbren	Yes
1500 BC	Mycenaean Greeks	Judah-Zarah	Greek Linear B[15]	Yes	Yes		Yes, logograms
968 BC	Hebrew (Gen 10:24)	Hebrews[16]	Ancient or Paleo	Yes			Yes
600 BC	Judah, Benjamin (Rom 11:1)	Rome	Latin[17]	Yes	Yes
500 BC	NE Iberian (includes France & Celtiberian)	Heber (Gen 10:24)	NE Iberian Script[18]	Yes			Yes, Syllabic signs
400BC	Greek (Septuagint & NT)		Koine[19]	Yes
400 AD	E. Germanic	Visigoths[20]	Gothic[21]	Yes

The Oldest Hebrew Script

 

Pictured below is possibly the oldest Paleo-Hebrew script found.  The text was written ‘left to right’.

From http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/inscriptions/the-oldest-hebrew-script-and-language/

Also see https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/38/3/2

Proto- Canaanite Writing

 

A quote from the site below regarding proto-Canaanite writing:

 

“Some texts were written from left to right and others, from right to left. However, this writing was no doubt the pioneer of alphabetical writing. It was used by our forefathers and is the base of a more developed system of writing: the Hebrew alphabet.” Quoted from https://web.archive.org/web/20190326235342/http://www.hebrewtoday.com:80/content/history-alphabet

1005 BC - During King David Time

 

A quote from the site below about writing used during King David’s lifetime:

 

“Several ancient languages used similar alphabets. The letter shapes in the inscription suggest they were written left-to-right. Standard Hebrew—including that used on the ostracon found at Khirbet Qeiyafa—is written right-to-left. However, at this time in history, the ancient Hebrew, Egyptian, and Canaanite languages could all be written in either direction.” Quoted From https://answersingenesis.org/archaeology/shard-shows-written-language-at-jerusalem-when-david-ruled/

968 BC - During King Solomon’s Time

Below is the Los Lunas stone that shows Paleo Hebrew writing that was written ‘right to left’.  This stone writing is thought to have been done during King Solomon’s reign.

From https://godssecret.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/oldest-known-10-commandments-is-in-america-in-ancient-hebrew-script-from-time-of-king-solomon/

 

Dead Sea Scrolls

 

The Dead Sea Scrolls were written ‘left to right’ and below is a quote regarding this:

 

“Though Hebrew is read from right to left, the individual letters are written from left to right, since the pen must be pulled over the surface, never pushed (18). Today, Jewish scribes touch the letter with the pen immediately after completing a stroke, depositing a small amount of surplus ink on the wide stroke so that when it dries it will be even blacker and form a raised surface. This is a risky process, because any smudges could render the whole page unusable. This process also contributes to the problem of flaking.” From  http://cpart.mi.byu.edu/home/dss/about-dss/

 

The Dead Sea Scrolls are always shown upside down on the internet so that they appear to be written from ‘right to left’; however, they are really written from ‘left to right’.  Below is an example that I turned right side up:

Notice the text is now sitting on the lines.  I can now make out several of the letters.

 

Below is how it was reflected on the internet:

Upside down makes it hard to interrupt.

From: http://www.facsimilefinder.com/facsimiles/dead-sea-scrolls-facsimile#&gid=1&pid=2

Another Source

 

Willie Martin’s site reflects the Israelites did write ‘left to right’:

 

“A common objection raised against the Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, Scandinavian, Celtic being Israel is that they cannot possibly be Israelites because the Israelites always wrote from right to left, whereas we write from left to right. Thus Mr. George Goodman, in his pamphlet against Anglo-Israel Identity states, It is impossible to conceive of a nation changing its method of writing in so radical a manner.” It is an acknowledged fact that the early Greeks wrote from right to left, but many years later they wrote from left to right as they still do today. At one period between the use of these two methods of writing they wrote alternately from right to left and left to right. This form of writing was known as “Boustrophedon.”” Quote from https://israelect.com/reference/WillieMartin/Writting%20[A].htm

Ancient Alphabets

The next couple of pages contain alphabet examples of early bible related languages.  This is to show how the alphabet progressed through time. Many shared the same alphabet.

 

·         LTR means ‘left to right’

·         RTL means ‘right to left’

 

Notice the ancient Hebrews and Israelites had letters that represented vowels. They wrote both Right to Left (RTL) and Left to Right (LTR).

 

 

 

Tower of Babel

 

The bible tells us that all of Adam’s descendants were speaking one language up until the Tower of Babel incident.  After which they were all given new languages:

 

“And the LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech. So the LORD dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth. And from there the LORD dispersed them over the face of all the earth.” ESV Gen 11:6-9

 

The book AURAICEPT NA N-ECES, The Scholars’ Primer, published in 1917 by George Calder states there were 72 languages created by 72 counselors who were at the Tower of Babel.   These 72 languages were created for the descendants of Adam use.

Here is a link to this book https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YLFnjdLUTTQ7JAxPnsIEWePmeTSXxV68/view?usp=sharing

 

According to the book of Jubilees the original language of Adam and his descendants became unknown after the Tower of Babel overthrow.  Jubilees chapter 12 explains this fact and the fact that our Father in Heaven gave Abraham back the original language of Adam which they are calling Hebrew.  Hebrew was the language of Eber who was a descendant of Noah and father of Peleg.  According to verses 16 our Father in Heaven gave Abraham back the original language of Adam on the night on the new moon [sic first day of the month] of the seventh month which was the first day of fall and the Feast of Trumpets.

 

“And the Lord God said: 'Open his mouth and his ears, that he may hear and speak with his mouth, with the language which has been revealed'; for it had ceased from the mouths of all the children of men from the day of the overthrow (of Babel). And I opened his mouth, and his ears and his lips, and I began to speak with him in Hebrew in the tongue of the creation. And he took the books of his fathers, and these were written in Hebrew, and he transcribed them, and he began from henceforth to study them, and I made known to him that which he could not (understand), and he studied them during the six rainy months.” Jubilees 12:25-27

 

Here is a link to Jubilees chapter 12:  http://www.pseudepigrapha.com/jubilees/12.htm

Here is a link showing Eber and Peleg’s genealogy:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMMHmTwONYwSPT6x68i30kK2pV_T1AGv/view?usp=sharing

 

Therefore, this means that the list of the 72 languages shown above would not include the original language of Adam called Hebrew.

Conclusion

 

The study of writing and alphabets is important so that a better understanding of our history is can be learned. I have put very little information here in compare to what can be learned; there is a lot more to explore.  It appears that Adam’s descendants lost their original language at the tower of Babel and we cannot be for sure what the original language was now. More study is required.

 

 

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[1]Omnilglot, online < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/egyptian.htm > Hieroglyphic means sacred inscriptions

[2] Omnilglot, online < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/egyptian.htm > Egyptian writing

[3] Omnilglot, online < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/egyptian.htm > Egyptian writing

[4] Ominilglot, online < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/egyptian.htm > Egyptian writing, all directions

[5]  William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Online < Hieratic Papyri from Kahun and Gurob > Google Books, p. 12

[6] Omnilglot, online < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/egyptian_hieratic.htm > Egyptian writing

[7] Wikipedia, online < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_Greeks > Proto-Greeks

[8] Hellenic World, Online, < http://hellenicwords.blogspot.com/2012/04/greeks-or-hellenes.html > Pelasgians

[9]Linear A Text, online <  http://people.ku.edu/~jyounger/LinearA/#8 > About Linear A

[10] Omnilglot, online < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/lineara.htm > About Linear A, left to right

[11] Wikipedia, online < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_A > About Linear A, left to right

[12] Wikipedia, online < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretan_hieroglyphs > Early Greek, Linear A sister

[13] Omnilglot, online < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/elamite.htm#proto > Elamite writing

[14] Sovern Wales, Coelbren Alphabet, Online, < https://sovereignwales.com/tag/coelbren-alphabet/ > History

[15] Omnilglot, online < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/linearb.htm > Greek Linear B language

[16] Gods Secrets, Online < https://godssecret.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/oldest-known-10-commandments-is-in-america-in-ancient-hebrew-script-from-time-of-king-solomon/  > Las Lunas stone shows written left to right

[17] Omnilglot, online < https://www.omniglot.com/writing/latin.htm#archaic > Latin writing, left to right & right to left

[18] Ancients Scripts Online < http://www.ancientscripts.com/iberian.html > NE Iberian Script left to right

[19]Encyclopedia Britannica,  Online < https://www.britannica.com/topic/Koine-Greek-language > Koine Greek

[20] Ominglot, online, < http://www.omniglot.com/writing/gothic.htm>

[21] Wikipedia, online < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_alphabet > Gothic left to right

 

Our Savior Jesus Christ’s Physical Appearance

 

According to eye-witness accounts, which were documented during the lifetime of our Savior Jesus Christ, we have the following statements regarding his physical appearance:

1. His hair the color of a fully ripe chestnut and was curly and wavy about shoulder length.  Letter of Publius Lentulus about c. 30 AD
2. His face was without wrinkle and was lovely red.  Letter of Publius Lentulus about c. 30 AD
3. He had a thick beard the same color as his hair.  Letter of Publius Lentulus about c. 30 AD
4. His eyes were gray.  Letter of Publius Lentulus about c. 30 AD
5. He had golden hair and beard.  Pontius Pilate’s Testimony c. 30 AD
6. His face did shine as the sun. Mathew 17:2
7. His hair as white as wool and snow. Revelation 1:14
8. His eyes were as flame of fire. Revelation 1:14
9. His face was as the sun shine. Revelation 1:16 

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This document will review each of the above sources. 

Picture source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Pudenziana

Bible Sources

 

Reflected below are two descriptions of Jesus Christ that describe him after his resurrection.

 

“And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow.” DR Mat 17:1-2

 

“And in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, one like to the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. And his head and his hairs were white as white wool and as snow. And his eyes were as a flame of fire: And his feet like unto fine brass, as in a burning furnace. And his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars. And from his mouth came out a sharp two-edged sword. And his face was as the sun shineth in his power. And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last, And alive, and was dead. And behold I am living for ever and ever and have the keys of death and of hell.” DR Rev 1:13-18

 

Both descriptions agree that his face shined as the sun; therefore he may have had a glowing red appearance.  Revelations say his eyes were like a flame and the hottest part of a flame is blue.  This description of Jesus was written by John about 70 AD; therefore Jesus was older and had been transfigured.

Letter of Publius Lentulus

 

Publius Lentulus wrote a letter to the Senate of Rome that described our Savior Jesus Christ.  This description is an eye-witness account and was written when Jesus Christ was living.  The description states that Jesus’ hair was the color of a fully ripe chestnut; therefore I have provided a picture of a fully ripe chestnut.  The letter also states Jesus wore his hair after the manner of the Nazarites and our bible tells us about the laws of a Nazarite in Numbers chapter 6.  We do know that Jesus Christ had long hair based on the verse below since he came to fulfill the law (Mat 5:17).

 

“All the time of his separation no razor shall pass over his head, until the day be fulfilled of his consecration to the Lord. He shall be holy, and shall let the hair of his head grow.” DR Num 6:5

 

The Letter states it was written during the days of Tiberius Caesar Augustus who was the second Roman emperor, reigning from AD 14 to 37.

The Deeds of the Divine Augustus lists a Publius Lentulus as being elected as a Roman Consul during the reign of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD); therefore there was a Publius Lentulus living during the time of our Savior Jesus Christ.

Sources:

From column 3 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/data/batches/vi_greenjackets_ver02/data/sn84024014/00414216171/1813042401/0108.pdf

Picture of ripe chestnut https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut03.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_Lentulus

http://classics.mit.edu/Augustus/deeds.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius

 

Pilates’ Testimony describes Jesus Christ

Picture below is part of Pontius Pilate’s testimony he gave regarding the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as published in 1838 in the North Carolina Standard newspaper.  Pilate states the Jesus’ hair and beard was golden colored.  Below is a link to read the full article.  The same testimony was published in many newspapers back in the early 1800s; below are just three places.

 

1838 news – North Carolina Standard – Column 2

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1838-02-28/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

1845 news – The Evansville Journal

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023914/1845-06-26/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

1857 news – True American out of Ohio

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028817/1857-05-06/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

 

Jesus was a Descendant of Adam

 

Jesus was a full blood descendant of Adam who was created from the dust of the red ground.  The word ‘adam’ comes from the block Hebrew word aw-dawm (H120) which means ruddy.  Adam originates from the block Hebrew word adom (H119) meaning to be red (ruddy), to show blood in the face, to flush or turn rosy.  Adam was created in the likeness of God, our Father in Heaven:

 

“This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.” DR Gen 5:1

 

In order for Jesus to fulfill the law, he had to be a full blooded descendant of Adam whose descendants were to marry within their own tribes.  All thru Genesis we read that Jesus ancestors took wives from their kindred (family). They were following the laws that Moses later documented and were actually already in place during the time of Genesis.

 

“That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell: But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac.” DR Gen 24:3-4

 

“Lest the possession of the children of Israel be mingled from tribe to tribe. For all men shall marry wives of their own tribe and kindred: And all women shall take husbands of the same tribe: that the inheritance may remain in the families, And that the tribes be not mingled one with another, but remain so.” DR Num 36:7-9

 

So Adam was made to look like our Father in Heaven and Jesus was a descendant of Adam and the Son of God; therefore they were to all look alike.  If Jesus Christ had come from various blood lines, it would not be a fulfillment of bible law and he could not be called our Savior.

 

Conclusion

 

The accounts of Jesus Christ at about age 30 reflect he had golden hair and the account in Revelations reflects he had white hair.  This maybe because his hair color differed after he was transformed; I cannot be for sure.  Since he was a Nazarite, he would have long hair.

 

In working on my family genealogy I have seen many documents stating my relatives had grey eyes.  It is my understanding that they called blue eyes grey back then. 

 

Jesus would have white skin and rosy red cheeks just like Adam and the Israelites.  Bible law proves Jesus was of a pure blood line. 

 

Early Israelites painted Jesus with a halo which is a crown of light rays or circle that surrounds a person’s head in art work.  The halo meant the person in the artwork was holy.  Christ is shown many times with the cross within his halo which is known today as the Celtic cross.  The Celtic cross was used as a staff to find direction similar to how we use a compass today; therefore the picture is stating that Jesus provides directions for us to live and follow.  A circle with a cross in the middle is also the symbol for the earth; therefore the picture below reflects Jesus is the King of the Earth.

 

Picture Sources:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_Pantocrator_mosaic_from_Hagia_Sophia_2744_x_2900_pixels_3.1_MB.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth#/media/File:Earth_symbol.svg

 

Sources and more information about these topics:

Adam and Eve’s family tree:  https://ephraimamerica.blogspot.com/2021/01/adam-eves-family-tree.html

Adam was white and ruddy:  https://ephraimamerica.blogspot.com/2020/09/adam-white-ruddy.html

Long Haired Nazarites:  https://ephraimamerica.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-long-haired-nazarite-rulers.html

Who are the Israelites Today? https://ephraimamerica.blogspot.com/2018/08/who-are-israelites-today.html

Joseph and Aseneth would only marry pure bloodlines. https://ephraimamerica.blogspot.com/2018/07/joseph-aseneth-of-heliopolis.html

The four corners of the earth:  https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Four-Corners

Earth symbols on petroglyphs: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Petroglyphs_of_wheel_crosses

Adam & Eve’s Family Tree

 Bible genealogy is critical for understanding the bible.  Our bible is only about Adam and Eve’s descendants and reflects how Jesus Christ fulfilled the law being born of the holy royal pure line.

 

“That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell: But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac.” DR Gen 24:3-4

 

“Lest the possession of the children of Israel be mingled from tribe to tribe. For all men shall marry wives of their own tribe and kindred: And all women shall take husbands of the same tribe: that the inheritance may remain in the families, And that the tribes be not mingled one with another, but remain so.”  DR Num 36:7-9

 

Scripture gives many more verses regarding keeping the blood lines clean.  Our Father in Heaven wanted to keep Adam and Eve’s blood line’s pure and Jesus Christ was to be born of a pure blood line.

Picture Source - Adam and Eve by Albrecht Dürer in 1507

Linked below are PDF files of each line that I have documented.  Jesus Christ’s line is always shown in orange or yellow highlight. 

Adam’s Descendants Pre-flood

Reflected below is an example of what each genealogy chart looks like.  Here is a link to the PDF file of Adam and Eve’s pre-flood descendants.

Noah’s Descendants

Here is a PDF file showing an overview of Noah’s descendants.

 

Noah Son Shem’s Descendants – part 1

Here is a PDF file of Noah’s son Shem’s descendants part 1.

 

Shem’s Descendants of Nahor the Elder – part 2

Here is a PDF file of Shem’s descendants of Nahor the elder part 2.

 

Noah’s son Ham’s Descendants

Here is a PDF file of Noah’s son Ham’s descendants.

 

Noah’s son Japhetic Descendants

Here is a PDF file of Noah’s son Japhetic descendants.

Isaac’s Descendant through Esau

Here is a PDF file of Isaac’s descendant focusing of Esau’s descendants.

 

I do hope you will be blessed using these genealogy charts during your bible studies.  If you would like more information about Adam and Eve's descendants, please click here.

 

Genesis Paradise & Four Rivers

In talking with some people they think the four rivers described in Genesis chapter 2 no longer exist since they were destroyed in Noah’s flood; however based on careful reading I do believe they should still exist today.  For one reason is that long after the flood, Hezekiah redirected one of the rivers Geon described in Genesis and then secondly they are used to describe the location of places that existed after the flood.  Below I have documented everything I could find about Paradise and the four Rivers.  This is really just my notes I’m sharing with you.

When reading these descriptions please do not look at a map.  Instead ask for the Holy Spirits help and draw what you are reading so that you will know what scripture is telling you about these four rivers.

Paradise and the four Rivers

The table below shows how Eden, also known as Paradise, and the four rivers are described in the Septuagint, Douay Rheims, Latin Vulgate and King James Version.  Also included is more scripture that will help further describe them.

	Bible Verse	Scripture & other Sources
Gen 2:8	Adam is placed east, of the place where he was created, in Eden which is also called Paradise.  Paradise was the original ‘promised land’ & home of Adam. Sep – “And God planted a garden [G3857 paradeisos; a park, an Eden (place of future happiness, “paradise”)] eastward [G395  anatolē; rising of the sun, the East, dawn] in Edem [Εδέν], and placed there the man whom he had formed.” DR – “And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.” LV – “plantaverat [I plant, I set] autem Dominus [Lord, God the Father] Deus [God] paradisum[park, orchard, Eden, paradise] voluptatis [pleasure] a principio in quo posuit hominem[human, man] quem formaverat” KJV – “And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.”	Paradise includes cedar and fir trees, it is very probable that Paradise was on our Father’s Holy Mountain called Zion; therefore we will be returning to the land promised to Adam. See more information about returning to Zion here. “The cedars in the paradise [G3857 paradeisos; Eden  “paradise”] of God wars not higher than he, the fir trees did not equal his top, neither were the plane trees to be compared with him for branches: no tree in the paradise [G3857 paradeisos; Eden  “paradise”] of God was like him in his beauty.” DR Eze 31:8 “Henoch [Enoch] pleased God, and was translated into paradise [‘paradise’], that he may give repentance to the nations.” DR Sir 44:16 (see more about Enoch’s translation here) “And he [Jesus] said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise [G3857 paradeisos; Eden  “paradise”].”” ESV Luke 23:43 [Today Paradise is an unseen world because of the fall of Adam & Eve.] “To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise [G3857 paradeisos; Eden  “paradise”] of God.’” ESV Rev 2:7
Gen 2:9	The Garden of Eden is Paradise – Two Trees There Sep – “And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life [G2222 zōē] in the midst of the garden [G3857 paradeisos; a park, an Eden (place of future happiness, “paradise”)], and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil.” DR – “And the Lord God brought forth of the ground all manner of trees, fair to behold, and pleasant to eat of: the tree of life also in the midst of paradise: and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.” LV – “produxitque Dominus Deus de humo omne lignum pulchrum visu et ad vescendum suave lignum etiam vitae in medio paradisi lignumque scientiae boni et mali” KJV – “And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Gen 2:10	A river originates at Eden/Paradise that is sourced by four rivers flowing into it. Sep – “And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads [G746 ἀρχή archē; beginning, origin]. “ DR – “And a river went out the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.” LV – “et fluvius egrediebatur de loco voluptatis ad inrigandum paradisum qui inde dividitur in quattuor [four] capita [origin, source, head of river]” KJV – “And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.”
Gen 2:11	The 1st river Phison also known as Ganges is Oil Sep – “The name of the one, Phisom [Φισών], this it is which encircles [G2944 κυκλόω kukloō; to encircle, that is, surround] the whole land of Evilat [Ευιλάτ], where there is gold [G5553 χρυσίον chrusion; a golden article, that is, gold plating, ornament, or coin}.” Wyckiffe – “The name of the o ryuer is Fyson, thilke it is that cumpassith al the lond of Euilath, where gold cometh forth,” Tyndale – “The name of the one is Phison he it is that compasseth all the lande of heuila where gold groweth.” DR -  “The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.” LV – “nomen uni Phison ipse est qui circuit omnem terram Evilat ubi nascitur aurum [gold, any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring]” KJV - The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;	Evilat, Hevilath or Havilah is either a descendant of Ham through Cush or a descendant of Shem through Joktan. Gen 10:7 & 29 Regarding Ishmael a descendant of Shem “And he dwelt from Evilat to Sur, which is opposite Egypt, until one comes to the Assyrians; he dwelt in the presence of all his brethren.” Sep Gen 25:18  “And Phison, which denotes a multitude, running into India, makes its exit into the sea, and is by the Greeks called Ganges.” Ant 1.1.2:38 (see below) “Phisson is oil and eastward it flows.” Lehar Brec (see below)
Gen 2:12	The river Phison has gold and precious gem stones Sep – “And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle [G440 ἄνθραξ anthrax; coal, charcoal, a burning coal or charcoal, red stone, carbuncle] and [G3037 λίθος lithos; a stone] emerald [πράσινο  (prásino); green, greenery, green light].” Wycliffe – “and the gold of that lond is the beste, and there is foundun delium, that is, a tree of spicerie, and the stoon onychyn;” DR – “And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.” LV – “et aurum terrae illius optimum est ibique invenitur bdellium [aromatic gum exuded from a tree] et lapis onychinus [onyx marble]” KJV – “And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.”
Gen 2:13	The 2nd river Geon or Gihon is also called the Nile & is new Milk Sep – “And the name of the second river is Geon [Γεών], this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia [Αιθιοπίας;  αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, “face”)].” Tyndale – “The name of the seconde ryver is Gihon which compassyth all the lande of Inde.” DR – “And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia” LV – “et nomen fluvio secundo Geon ipse est qui circuit omnem terram Aethiopiae” KJV – “And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.” ASV – “And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush [H3568 Kuwsh; the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite - Chush, Cush, Ethiopia].”	“Geon runs through Egypt, and denotes what arises from the east [east of Jerusalem], which the Greeks call Nile.” Ant 1.1.2:38-39 “And Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon” 1 Ki 1:45 “This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.” KJV 2 Chr 32:30 Gehon is new milk and northward it flows. Lehar Brec
Gen 2:14a	The 3rd river is the Tigris, Hiddekel, Diglath, Tibris is Wine Sep – “And the third river is Tigris [Τίγρις; swift, rough or tiger], this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians [Ασσυρίων].” DR – “And the name of the third river is Tigris: the same passeth along by the Assyrians.” LV – “nomen vero fluminis tertii Tigris ipse vadit contra [against, opposite] Assyrios fluvius [river, stream] autem” KJV – “And the name of the third river is Hiddekel [H2313 Chiddeqel; the Chiddekel (or Tigris) river]: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria.	The Assyrians are descendant to Asshur a son of Shem. Gen 10:22 Regarding Ishmael “And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.” DR Gen 25:18 “In that day there shall be a way from Egypt to the Assyrians, and the Assyrian shall enter into Egypt, and the Egyptian to the Assyrians, and the Egyptians shall serve the Assyrian.” DR Isa 19:23 “And in the four and twentieth day of the first month I was by the great river which is the Tigris.” DR Dan 10:4 “Euphrates also, as well as Tigris, goes down into the Red Sea. Now the name Euphrates, or Phrath, Tigris denotes either a dispersion, or a flower: by, or Diglath, is signified what is swift, with narrowness” Ant 1.1.2:39 Tibris the wine and westward it flows.  Lehar Brec
Gen 2:14b	The 4th river is Euphrates, Phrath is Honey Sep - “And the fourth river is Euphrates [Ευφράτης; Ancient Greek: Εὐφράτης, as if from Greek εὖ "good" and ϕράζω "I announce or declare")].” DR – “And the fourth river is Euphrates.” LV – “quartus ipse est Eufrates” KJV “And the fourth river is Euphrates.”	From Wiki: “The Elamite, Akkadian, and possibly Sumerian forms are suggested to be from an unrecorded substrate language. Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze and Vyacheslav Ivanov suggest the Proto-Sumerian *burudu "copper" (Sumerian urudu) as an origin, with an explanation that Euphrates was the river by which the copper ore was transported in rafts, since Mesopotamia was the center of copper metallurgy during the period.” Mesopotamia means 'between rivers' and it was the land between the Euphrates and the Tigris. “Euphrates also, as well as Tigris, goes down into the Red Sea. Now the name Euphrates, or Phrath, denotes either a dispersion, or a flower” Ant 1.1.2:39 Euphrates the honey and southward it flows. Lehar Brec
Gen 2:15	Sep – “And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight [G3857 paradeisos; a park, an Eden (place of future happiness, “paradise”)], to cultivate and keep it.” DR – “And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise for pleasure, to dress it, and keep it.” LV – “tulit ergo Dominus Deus hominem et posuit eum in paradiso voluptatis ut operaretur et custodiret illum” KJV – “And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”

 

Josephus Regarding the Four Rivers

The historian Josephus’ descriptions of the four rivers:

 

“Now the garden was watered by one river, which ran round about the whole earth [can also mean land], and was parted into four parts. And Phison, which denotes a multitude, running into India, makes its exit into the sea, and is by the Greeks called Ganges. Euphrates also, as well as Tigris, goes down into the Red Sea. Now the name Euphrates, or Phrath, denotes either a dispersion, or a flower: by Tigris, or Diglath, is signified what is swift, with narrowness; and Geon runs through Egypt, and denotes what arises from the east, which the Greeks call Nile.” Ant 1.1.2:38-39

Book of Secrets of Enoch on the Four Rivers & Paradise

Below are the descriptions of Paradise and the four rivers from ‘The book of the Secrets of Enoch’ pages 7-8.

Source:  https://archive.org/details/bookofsecretsofe00morf/page/n57

The Four Rivers & Paradise according to Lehar Brec – Codex Palatino 830

Below is from the Royal Irish Academy regarding the rivers and paradise from page 47 and part of Genesis chapter two for a comparison.

The 12 Tribes of Israel included the Land of Milk & Honey

Our Father in Heaven promised the Israelites the land of milk and honey.  This could mean the rivers Geon (milk) and Euphrates (honey) would be part of their land inheritance that was divided in the book of Joshua.

 

“Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people.”” ESV Exo 33:3

 

“If the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.” ESV Num 14:8

Conclusion

I hope you got a vision of Paradise and these four rivers.  If you did, please comment below where you think these rivers are located.

Pictured below are past flags that used the pine tree to represent trees in paradise reaching up to heaven.

Our Father gave Paradise to Adam and he did not change HIS mind:

Flag sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Tree_Flag

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_New_England