Havilah

Havilah. [N] [E] [H]

( Genesis 2:11 )

  1. A part of Eden through which flowed the river Pison (Araxes). It was probably the Grecian Colchis, in the northeast corner of Asia Minor, near the Caspian Sea.
  2. A district in Arabia Felix, ( Genesis 10:7 ) named from the second son of Cush; probably the district of Kualan, in the northwestern part of Yemen.

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Havilah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.