# 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](../other/egypt.md), [famine](../other/famine.md), [Moses](../other/moses.md), [Nile River](../other/nileriver.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Exodus 08:22-24](en/tn/exo/help/08/22)
* [Genesis 45:9-11](en/tn/gen/help/45/09)
* [Genesis 47:1-2](en/tn/gen/help/47/01)
* [Genesis 50:7-9](en/tn/gen/help/50/07)
* [Joshua 10:40-41](en/tn/jos/help/10/40)

## Word Data:##

* Strong's: H1657