Question

What is the meaning of goshen in the bible?

Answer 1

A district in Egypt where Jacob and his family settled, and in which they remained till the Exodus 

 It lay on the east of the Nile, and apparently not far from the royal residence. It was "the best of the land"

but is now a desert. It is first mentioned in Joseph's message to his father. It has been identified with the modern Wady Tumilat, lying between the eastern part of the Delta and the west border of Palestine. It was a pastoral district, where some of the king's cattle were kept . The inhabitants were not exclusively Israelites

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Answer 2

The name of a part of Egypt where the Israelites dwelt during the whole period of their sojourn in that country. It was probably situated on the eastern border of the Nile, extending from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. It contained the treasure-cities of Rameses and Pittim. It was a pasture land, especially suited to a shepherd people, and sufficient for the Israelites, who there prospered, and were separate from the main body of the Egyptians.