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Havilah (literally meaning "stretch of sand") is the name of various lands and/or people mentioned in the Bible. The first mention is in Genesis 2:11 in relation to the Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden is a location described in the Book of Genesis as being the place where the first man, Adam , and his wife, Eve , lived after they were created by God....
: "The name of the first [river] is the Pishon
Pishon

The Pishon is one of four rivers mentioned in the Bible Book of Genesis . In that passage, these rivers are described as arising within the Garden of Eden....
; it is the one that winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
." Havilah is known for its abundance. In addition to gold, Havilah is reported as having bdellium
Bdellium

'Bdellium' is an aromatic gum like myrrh that is exuded from a tree. A medieval Arab writer first made the identification with Commiphora wightii, the species Commiphora wightii, although "bdellium" has also been used to identify the African species C....
 (a resin
Resin

Resin is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly Pinophyta. It is valued for its chemical constituents and uses, such as varnishes and adhesives, as an important source of raw materials for organic synthesis, or for incense and perfume....
 similar to myrrh
Myrrh

Myrrh is a reddish-brown resinous material, the dried Plant sap of a number of trees, but primarily from Commiphora myrrha, native to Yemen, Somalia, the eastern parts of Ethiopia and Commiphora gileadensis, native to Jordan....
 and produced by related plants) and onyx
Onyx

Onyx is a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color . Commonly, specimens of onyx available contain bands of colors of white, tan, and brown....
 stone.






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Havilah (literally meaning "stretch of sand") is the name of various lands and/or people mentioned in the Bible. The first mention is in Genesis 2:11 in relation to the Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden is a location described in the Book of Genesis as being the place where the first man, Adam , and his wife, Eve , lived after they were created by God....
: "The name of the first [river] is the Pishon
Pishon

The Pishon is one of four rivers mentioned in the Bible Book of Genesis . In that passage, these rivers are described as arising within the Garden of Eden....
; it is the one that winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
." Havilah is known for its abundance. In addition to gold, Havilah is reported as having bdellium
Bdellium

'Bdellium' is an aromatic gum like myrrh that is exuded from a tree. A medieval Arab writer first made the identification with Commiphora wightii, the species Commiphora wightii, although "bdellium" has also been used to identify the African species C....
 (a resin
Resin

Resin is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly Pinophyta. It is valued for its chemical constituents and uses, such as varnishes and adhesives, as an important source of raw materials for organic synthesis, or for incense and perfume....
 similar to myrrh
Myrrh

Myrrh is a reddish-brown resinous material, the dried Plant sap of a number of trees, but primarily from Commiphora myrrha, native to Yemen, Somalia, the eastern parts of Ethiopia and Commiphora gileadensis, native to Jordan....
 and produced by related plants) and onyx
Onyx

Onyx is a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color . Commonly, specimens of onyx available contain bands of colors of white, tan, and brown....
 stone. - Genesis 2:12

In addition to the region described in Genesis 2, two individuals named Havilah are listed in the Table of Nations which lists the descendants of Noah, who are considered eponymous ancestors of nations. They are mentioned in Genesis 10:7,29, 1 Chronicles
Books of Chronicles

LocationIn the masoretic text, Chronicles is part of the third part of the Tanakh, namely Ketuvim . In most printed versions it is the last book in Ketuvim ....
 1:9,23. One is the son of Cush
Biblical Cush

Cush was the eldest son of Ham, son of Noah, brother of Canaan and the father of Nimrod , mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in the Hebrew Bible ....
, the son of Ham
Ham, son of Noah

Ham , according to the Table of Nations in the Book of Genesis, was a son of Noah and the father of Cush , Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan ....
; the other, a son of Joktan
Joktan

Joktan or Yoktan was the second of the two sons of Eber mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name means "small" or "smallness".In the Book of Genesis 10:25 it reads: "And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan."...
 and descendant of Shem
Shem

Shem was one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second son....
. The former is listed with names associated with the region of the Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aden

The Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait....
 while the latter is listed with names associated with the Arabian desert. Such a land in the Arabian desert is mentioned in Genesis 25:18, where it defines the border of the territory inhabited by the Ishmaelites
Ishmaelites

According to both Bible and Qur'anic tradition, Abraham had two wives: Sarah and Hagar . He had a son by each woman: Ishmael from Hagar and Isaac from Sarah....
, and in 1 Samuel
Books of Samuel

The Books of Samuel are part of the Tanakh and also of the Christianity Old Testament. The work was originally written in Hebrew language, and the Book of Samuel originally formed a single text, as they are often considered today in Hebrew bibles....
 15:7, which states that king Saul
Saul

Saul or Shaul may also refer to:...
 of Israel attacked the Amalekites who were living there.