Babylonian, the current, broad-flowing, one of the "four heads" into which the river which watered the garden of Eden was divided ( Genesis 2:11 ). Some identify it with the modern Phasis, others with the Halys, others the Jorak or Acampis, others the Jaab, the Indus, the Ganges, etc.

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.