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Strong's #1521 - גִּחוֹן
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Gihon = “bursting forth”
1) one of the four rivers of the Garden of Eden
2) a spring near Jerusalem where the anointing and proclaiming of Solomon as king took place
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1 one of the rivers of Eden Genesis 2:13 (on theories of identity see Commentaries; also Smith Dict. Bible Schaff-Herzog Art. Eden Spurrell Text of Gen. on the passage Ri HWB).
2 spring of water near Jerusalem: גִּחוֺן 1 Kings 1:33,38,45, מֵימֵיגִיחוֺן הָעֶלְיוֺן 2 Chronicles 32:30, לְגִיחוֺן בַּנַּחַל 2 Chronicles 33:14; — there are two main theories as to locality:
a. west of Jerusalem, connected with Birket Mamilla, and aqueduct into city Rob BR i. 239,345 ff. Survey Jerusalem and others;
b. east of Jerusalem = Fountain of the Virgin, Furrer Schenkel BL ii. 483 Bd Pal 101, or Siloah water-system Guthe ZPV, v., 1882,359 ff.
גֵּיחֲזִי see below גַּיְא.
