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The Family of Abraham Is a Water of Life to the Nations
The biblical authors would refer to egypt and babylon in those terms. Sometimes the family of abraham is lying and treacherous, and so they become a curse to the nations bringing death and destruction. Other times, the nations bless the family of Abamrahm - when they do, get little explosions of eden. The waters of chaos become water of life through that river in eden. And that river can go out and bring blessing and richness and fertility to the regions that they water. We're told here in genesis two are precisely the regions where israels are going to end up in exile,. They can become a source of life, of blessing or curse there. In to