Havilah

Havilah appears twice in Genesis as a geographical and genealogical name. In Genesis 2:11, Havilah is a land rich in gold, bdellium, and onyx where the Pishon River flows, part of the geography of Eden. As a personal name, Havilah appears in the Table of Nations as both a son of Cush (Genesis 10:7) and a son of Joktan (Genesis 10:29), reflecting two distinct peoples or regions associated with the Arabian Peninsula. The recurring use of this name illustrates the connection between personal names and geographical designations in ancient biblical ethnography.