Midrasch zu Bereschit 2:13
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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