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Pishon (river)

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a river of Eden mentioned in Genesis

Names

  • Hebrew: פישון = PYShWN 1
  • Latin: Phison 2

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Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela 1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Riccoldo da Montecroce 2 c. 1289c.129014th C1864

Sources

  • 1Pishon: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 96, 98 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2Phison: Riccoldo da Montecroce, Liber Peregrinationis, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), XII 13. [Latin].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, Liran Yadgar, and Margaret Gaida, “Pishon” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17685.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; place categorization; abstract; Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; and matching from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
  • Liran Yadgar: categorization, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Margaret Gaida: categorization from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
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