- Goshen:
- Goshen seems to have been a city, after which the land of Goshen was called. The LXX render it by Ηρωωνπολις, Heroonpolis, "city of Heroon;" which by some writers is simply called Heroum, and is by the ancient geographers placed in the eastern part of Egypt, not far from the Arabian Gulf. "That ye shall say,ª° Thy servants'ª trade²¹ hath been¹ about cattleª from our youthª¹ even until¹ now,¹ both¹ we,¹ [and] also¹ our fathers:ª that¹ ye may dwellª° in the landª of Goshen;ª for¹ every¹ shepherdªª° [is] an abominationª unto the Egyptians.ª" {Gen 46:34} + "And thou shalt dwellª° in the landª of Goshen,ª and thou shalt be¹ nearª unto¹ me, thou,¹ and thy children,ª and thy children'sª children,ª and thy flocks,ª and thy herds,ª and all¹ that¹ thou hast:" {Gen 45:10} + "Then Josephª cameª° and toldª° Pharaoh,ª and said,ª° My fatherª and my brethren,ª and their flocks,ª and their herds,ª and all¹ that¹ they have, are come¹ out²° of the landª¹ of Canaan;ª and, behold,¹ they [are] in the landª of Goshen.ª" {Gen 47:1}
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