Perat

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The Perat is after Genesis 2.10 to 14  EU one of the four rivers that in the Garden of Eden spring. It is usually equated with the Euphrates .

“A stream comes from Eden to water the garden and from there it splits into four main streams. The first name is Pishon, which surrounds the whole land of Chawila , where the gold is. The gold of this country is good. There you can find the Bedolach ore and the Shoham stone. The name of the second stream is Gichon , which surrounds the whole land of Kush . The name of the third stream is Chidekel , which flows on the morning side of Ashur , and the fourth stream is Perat. "

literature

  • Andreas Schüle: The prehistory (Genesis 1-11) . Theological Publishing House Zurich, Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-290-17527-6 , p. 65.