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# Goshen
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## Definition:
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Goshen was the name of a fertile region of land located along the Nile River in the northern part of Egypt.
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* When Joseph was a ruler in Egypt, his father and brothers and their families came to live in Goshen to escape a famine in Canaan.
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* They and their descendants lived well in Goshen for over 400 years, but then they were forced into slavery by the Egyptian pharaoh.
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* Finally God sent Moses to help the people of Israel leave the land of Goshen and escape this slavery.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Egypt](../names/egypt.md), [famine](../other/famine.md), [Moses](../names/moses.md), [Nile River](../names/nileriver.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Exodus 8:22-24](rc://en/tn/help/exo/08/22)
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* [Genesis 45:11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/45/11)
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* [Genesis 47:2](rc://en/tn/help/gen/47/02)
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* [Genesis 50:7-9](rc://en/tn/help/gen/50/07)
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* [Joshua 10:40-41](rc://en/tn/help/jos/10/40)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H1657
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