Goshen

[ goh-shuhn ]

noun
  1. a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Genesis 45:10.

  2. a land or place of plenty and comfort.

  1. a city in northern Indiana.

Origin of Goshen

1
Ultimately from Hebrew Gōshen, of unknown origin

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Goshen

/ (ˈɡəʊʃən) /


noun
  1. a region of ancient Egypt, east of the Nile delta: granted to Jacob and his descendants by the king of Egypt and inhabited by them until the Exodus (Genesis 45:10)

  2. a place of comfort and plenty

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