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Hiddekel
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HIDDEKEL . The river Tigris, mentioned as the third river of Paradise ( Genesis 2:14 ), and as ‘the great river’ by the side of which Daniel had his vision ( Daniel 10:4 ). The Heb. Hiddeqel was taken from the Bab. [Note: Babylonian.] name for the Tigris, Idiglat or Diglat , which was in turn derived from its Sumerian name, Idigna .
L. W. King.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Hiddekel'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/h/hiddekel.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Hiddekel'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/h/hiddekel.html. 1909.
