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gōšen גֹּ֫שֶׁן ‘Goshen’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably of Egyptian origin

gōšen pr n loc
Goshen = "drawing near"
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

Mentioned in Genesis 46:29, 46:34, 47:1, 47:6, 50:8, 47:27, 47:4, 45:10, 46:28 Exodus 8:18, 9:26 Joshua 15:51, 10:41, 11:16

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