The meaning of “גֹּשֶׁן”
Understanding Gôshen reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably of Egyptian origin Goshen. - § Goshen = "drawing near" - Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt - als...
גֹּשֶׁן
probably of Egyptian origin Goshen. - § Goshen = "drawing near" - Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt - also a place in Palestine 1) 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 2) a district in southern Palestine between Gaza and Gibeon 3) a town in the mountains of Judah probably in the district of Goshen
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 47:1 | “Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.” Word: גֹּשֶׁן (Gôshen) | |
| Exodus 9:26 | “Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.” Word: גֹּשֶׁן (Gôshen) | |
| Joshua 11:16 | “So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;” Word: גֹּשֶׁן (Gôshen) |