Goshen

[goh-shuh n]

noun

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

a land or place of plenty and comfort.

a city in N Indiana.

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Related Words for goshen

heaven, upstairs, Canaan

Examples from the Web for goshen

Historical Examples of goshen

And, indeed, even in Goshen it is as well always to travel in some sort of state.
The Cat of Bubastes
G. A. Henty
On the following day the high priest and his party started for Goshen.
The Cat of Bubastes
G. A. Henty
This is Thursday, and I must be back in Goshen next week at this time.
Ladies-In-Waiting
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Towards the sea is the land of Goshen, where the sons of Jacob fed their flocks.
Foot-prints of Travel
Maturin M. Ballou
It set me to thinkin' o' the time us women got the organ for Goshen church.
Aunt Jane of Kentucky
Eliza Calvert Hall

British Dictionary definitions for goshen

Goshen

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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Word Origin and History for goshen

Goshen

from the Bible, fertile land settled by the Israelites in Egypt; light shone there during the plague of darkness [Gen. xxxxv:10]. The name is of unknown origin.