Goshen

[ goh-shuhn ]

/ ˈgoʊ ʃən /

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noun

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

a land or place of plenty and comfort.

a city in northern Indiana.

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Origin of Goshen

Ultimately from Hebrew Gōshen, of unknown origin

Words nearby Goshen

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Gosala, Gose, gosh, goshawk, Goshen, Goslar, gosling, go-slow, gosmore, go so far as to

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How to use Goshen in a sentence

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.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord
In Goshen, at all events, the tribes of Israel would have been distinguished by the names of their actual forefathers.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
They were but a small and despised body of public slaves, settled in Goshen, on the extreme skirts of the Egyptian territory.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
Directed from Goshen jail to Governor Clinton, complaining of the state of his health and the closeness of his confinement.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775|Abraham Tomlinson

Goshen was a goodly land, but Canaan had a dearer name—it was the land of their fathers, and of their brightest hopes.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua|William Garden Blaikie

British Dictionary definitions for Goshen

Goshen

/ (ˈɡəʊʃən) /

noun

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)

a place of comfort and plenty

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