Geon
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
gē´on . See Gihon (Apocrypha).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
(Γηῶν ), a Grencized form (comp. Genesis 2:13, Sept. Γεῶν ) of the name GIHON (See Gihon) (q.v.), one of the rivers of Paradise, mentioned (Sirach 24:27) along with the Jordan, Euphrates, etc., in a description of wisdom ("as Geon in the time of vintage," meaning apparently the Nile at its period of annual overflow. Fritzsche, ad loc.).
