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.
3. a city in northern Indiana.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Goshen¹

Ultimately from Hebrew Gōshen, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Jacob was one hundred and thirty years of age when he came to dwell in the land of Goshen, and he lived seventeen years in Egypt.

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In Goshen, at all events, the tribes of Israel would have been distinguished by the names of their actual forefathers.

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They were but a small and despised body of public slaves, settled in Goshen, on the extreme skirts of the Egyptian territory.

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Directed from Goshen jail to Governor Clinton, complaining of the state of his health and the closeness of his confinement.

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Goshen was a goodly land, but Canaan had a dearer name—it was the land of their fathers, and of their brightest hopes.

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Related Words

• heaven