Biblical Proper Names

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Gihon

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Gihon
1. One of the four rivers in Eden (Gen. 2: 13).

2. A spring in Jerusalem which supplied water to the city; the scene of the anointing of Solomon (1 Kgs. 1: 33). Hezekiah in 701 BCE had a tunnel constructed to convey water from the spring to the pool of Siloam (2 Kgs. 20: 20; 2 Chr. 32: 30).

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Gihon

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Gihon , in the Bible. 1 One of the four rivers of Eden. 2 Spring, in the Qidron valley.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Stanley Karnow Appointed to 2000 Council on Ideas By Gihon Foundation. PR Newswire; 7/6/2000
	Hezeklah's Tunnel.(Opinion & Editorial) Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 11/8/2003
	PUTTING HEADS TOGETHER.(Main) Newspaper article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM); 7/24/2000