- Havilah
Havilah is a land mentioned in the Bible, first described in Genesis 2:11 in relation to the
Garden of Eden : "The name of the first [river] is thePishon ; it is the one that winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there isgold ." " Havilah is known for its abundance. In addition to gold, Havilah is reported as havingbdellium (aresin similar tomyrrh and produced by related plants) andonyx stone. - Genesis 2:12There are two other references in the Bible to a place named Havilah: in Genesis 25:18, where it defines the border of the territory inhabited by the
Ishmaelites , and in 1 Samuel 15:7, which states that kingSaul of Israel attacked theAmalekites who were living therecite book
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title="Genesis 2:11,25:18, 1 Samuel 15:7"] .Havilah is usually associated with northwest
Yemen (see theTable of Nations ), but in the work associated with theGarden of Eden byJuris Zarins , theHijaz mountains south ofMedina (circa 400 miles north of Yemen) appear to potentially meet the description of Havila. The Hijaz includes both the Cradle of Gold atMahd adh Dhahab and a potential source of the now dried out Pishon River that may have once flowed to thePersian Gulf , plus abundant bdellium plants (which are, however, found in a wide region stretching from theMaghreb to northwesternIndia andCentral Asia ).People
There are two descendants of
Noah named "Havilah" listed in theTable of Nations . They are mentioned in Genesis 10:7,29, 1 Chronicles 1:9,23. One is the son of Cush, the son of Ham; the other, a son ofJoktan and descendant ofShem . cite book
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title="Genesis 10:7,29 1 Chronicles 1:9,23"]Havilah (or Chavaleh, a pet name of Chava) is the name of the third/middle daughter, "everybody's favorite child" in
Fiddler on the Roof .References and external links
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