§ Goshen = "drawing near" a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses
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H1657 — גֹּ֫שֶׁן
go.shen · Goshen · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 45:10 · גֹּ֗שֶׁןYou shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.Genesis 46:28 · גֹּ֑שְׁנָה · גֹּֽשֶׁן׃Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,Genesis 46:29 · גֹּ֑שְׁנָהJoseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.Genesis 46:34 · גֹּ֔שֶׁןyou are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”Genesis 47:1 · גֹּֽשֶׁן׃So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.”Genesis 47:4 · גֹּֽשֶׁן׃Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”Genesis 47:6 · גֹּ֔שֶׁןthe land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”Genesis 47:27 · גֹּ֑שֶׁןNow the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.Genesis 50:8 · גֹּֽשֶׁן׃along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.Exodus 8:22 · גֹּ֗שֶׁןBut on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.Exodus 9:26 · גֹּ֔שֶׁןThe only place where it did not hail was in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived.Joshua 10:41 · גֹּ֖שֶׁןJoshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.Joshua 11:16 · הַגֹּ֔שֶׁןSo Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills,Joshua 15:51 · וְגֹ֥שֶׁןGoshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.