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The land of Goshen (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן, ʾEreṣ Gōšen) is named in the Hebrew Bible as the place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph (Book of Genesis, Genesis 45:9–10), and the land from which they later left Egypt at the time of the Exodus.
Jan 22, 2015 · Some Egyptologists suggest Goshen comes from ‘qas’ which means ‘inundated land’ which it was. The Septuagint (LXX) renders Goshen as ‘Gesan’ and the Jewish historian Artapanus called it ‘Kessan’ as the Egyptians did. In Genesis 47:11 the land of Goshen is also called ‘Rameses.’
Jan 4, 2022 · Goshen was a part of Egypt that bordered on the Promised Land that God had given to Abraham for his descendants (Genesis 12:7). The land of Goshen was located in the eastern part of the Nile Delta.
Eventually, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers and convinced the family to move to Egypt (Genesis 45). When Israel's family arrived, Pharaoh gave them the area east of the Lower Nile, called Goshen, as a place to live and raise their livestock (Genesis 46:28—47:1–6).
Aug 19, 2022 · The land of Goshen in Egypt meant “draw near.” It was a good and fertile land, great for crop and livestock rearing. Although Pharaoh enslaved the Jews, Egypt’s Goshen was a well-loved land by the Israelites, who took the love of the land in their hearts to the Promised Land.
- Lancelot Tucker
Dec 8, 2021 · Goshen was set apart and spared when the plagues struck Egypt (Exodus 8:18). וְהִפְלֵיתִי בַיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן אֲשֶׁר עַמִּי עֹמֵד עָלֶיהָ לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֹת־שָׁם עָרֹב לְמַעַן תֵּדַע כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ׃.
The land of Goshen (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן, ʾEreṣ Gōšen) is named in the Hebrew Bible as the place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph (Book of Genesis, Genesis 45:9–10), and the land from which they later left Egypt at the time of the Exodus.
