Gihon River
On the Sfera maps, Gion or Gihon is often labeled as an eastern tributary of the Nile River. The Gihon is mentioned in Genesis 2.10–11 as one of four rivers flowing out of the Garden of Eden (along with the Tigris, Euphrates, and Pishon); the Roman historian Josephus’s association of the Gihon with the Nile was widely accepted in later centuries.
- Coordinates
- 26.13654, 32.730814
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364389
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location P180
Variant spellings of Gihon River in Sfera manuscripts
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Gihon River.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/gihon-river/.