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Genesis 2:14

וְ שֵׁם הַ נָּהָר הַ שְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַ הֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְ הַ נָּהָר הָ רְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָת
And the name of the River of the Third-one is Hiddekel,80 himself is the One-who-walks81 front [east] of Straight;82 And the fourth River, he is Perath.
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“Straight” Asshur 2nd son of Shem, and Assyria. Assyria was situated on and supplied water by this river (Tigris). See note on meaning in Gen. 10:11.