Bereschit 2:13 Midrasch: Midrash Tanchuma Buber

וְשֵֽׁם־הַנָּהָ֥ר הַשֵּׁנִ֖י גִּיח֑וֹן ה֣וּא הַסּוֹבֵ֔ב אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ כּֽוּשׁ׃

Der Name des zweiten Stromes ist Gichon, das ist der, der um das ganze Land Kusch fließt.

Midrash Tanchuma Buber

(Gen. 9:20:) NOW NOAH, THE MAN OF THE LAND, WAS THE FIRST. What is the meaning of WAS THE FIRST (rt.: HLL)?63Tanh., Gen. 2:13; Gen. R. 36:3. That he BECAME PROFANE (rt.: HLL). THE MAN OF THE LAND: R. Joshua of Sikhnin said in the name of R. Levi: < He was known as THE MAN OF THE LAND just as > a man is < known as > the son of a man.64Gen. R. 36:3 suggests to Buber the following emendation: MAN OF THE LAND is a defender of the borders (Heb.: burgar, from the Lat.: burgarius).
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