Goshen

Goshen [goh-shuh n] Examples noun

1. a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
2. a land or place of plenty and comfort.
3. a city in N Indiana.

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On the following day the high priest and his party started for Goshen.

The Cat of Bubastes

G. A. Henty

And, indeed, even in Goshen it is as well always to travel in some sort of state.

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

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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.

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