# Goshen

## Definition:

Goshen was the name of a fertile region of land located along the Nile River in the northern part of Egypt.

* 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.
* They and their descendants lived well in Goshen for over 400 years, but then they were forced into slavery by the Egyptian pharaoh.
* Finally God sent Moses to help the people of Israel leave the land of Goshen and escape this slavery.

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(See also: [Egypt](../names/egypt.md), [famine](../other/famine.md), [Moses](../names/moses.md), [Nile River](../names/nileriver.md))

## Bible References:

* [Exodus 8:22-24](rc://en/tn/help/exo/08/22)
* [Genesis 45:11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/45/11)
* [Genesis 47:2](rc://en/tn/help/gen/47/02)
* [Genesis 50:7-9](rc://en/tn/help/gen/50/07)
* [Joshua 10:40-41](rc://en/tn/help/jos/10/40)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H1657