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HAVILAH.—A son of Cush according to Gen_10:7, 1Ch_1:9, of Joktan according to Gen_10:29, 1Ch_1:23. The river Pison (see Eden [Garden of]) is said to compass the land of Havilah (Gen_2:11-12), and it formed one of the limits of the region occupied by the sons of Ishmael (Gen_25:18) in which also Saul smote the Amalekites (1Sa_15:8). It has been suggested that it formed the N.E. part of the Syrian desert, but it may with greater probability be identified with central and N.E. Arabia.
L. W. King.