Thematic Bible: Goshen
Thematic Bible
Goshen » A town and district of the tribe of judah
Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
Verse Concepts
And Joshua conquered them from Kadesh-barnea even to Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same.
Verse Concepts
Goshen » A district » A district in egypt especially suitable for herds and flocks » Israelites dwelt in
Live in the land of Goshen. You will be near me. Live there with your children and your grandchildren, as well as your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.
Verse Concepts
Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen. When they arrived,
Goshen » A district » A district in egypt especially suitable for herds and flocks » Exempted from plagues
At that same time I will cut off the land of Goshen where my people live. No swarms of flies shall be there. / Then you will know that I am Jehovah in the midst of the earth.
Verse Concepts
The region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was the only place where there was no hail.
Israel » Goshen
Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen. When they arrived, Joseph got in his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father. When they met, Joseph threw his arms around his father's neck and cried for a long time. Jacob said to Joseph: Now I am ready to die. Now that I have seen you and know that you are still alive. read more.
Joseph said to his brothers and the rest of his father's family: I must go and tell the king that my brothers and all my father's family, who were living in Canaan, have come to me. I will tell him that you are shepherds and take care of livestock. And that you have brought your flocks and herds and everything else that belongs to you. The king will call for you. He will ask what your occupation is. Be sure to tell him that you have taken care of livestock all your lives, just as your ancestors did. In this way he will let you live in the region of Goshen. Joseph said this because Egyptians will have nothing to do with shepherds (consider shepherds loathsome).
Joseph said to his brothers and the rest of his father's family: I must go and tell the king that my brothers and all my father's family, who were living in Canaan, have come to me. I will tell him that you are shepherds and take care of livestock. And that you have brought your flocks and herds and everything else that belongs to you. The king will call for you. He will ask what your occupation is. Be sure to tell him that you have taken care of livestock all your lives, just as your ancestors did. In this way he will let you live in the region of Goshen. Joseph said this because Egyptians will have nothing to do with shepherds (consider shepherds loathsome).
We have come to live in this country. The famine is so severe in the land of Canaan that there is no pasture for our flocks. Please give us permission to live in the region of Goshen. The king said to Joseph: Now that your father and your brothers have arrived, the land of Egypt is theirs. Let them settle in the region of Goshen, the best part of the land. If there are any capable men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock. read more.
Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him to the king. Jacob gave the king his blessing. The king asked him: How old are you? Jacob answered: My life of wandering has lasted a hundred and thirty years. Those years have been few and difficult, unlike the long years of my ancestors in their wanderings. Jacob gave the king a farewell blessing and left.
Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him to the king. Jacob gave the king his blessing. The king asked him: How old are you? Jacob answered: My life of wandering has lasted a hundred and thirty years. Those years have been few and difficult, unlike the long years of my ancestors in their wanderings. Jacob gave the king a farewell blessing and left.
The Israelites lived in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They became rich and had many children. Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, until he was a hundred and forty-seven years old.