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The Land of Goshen (Hebrew גשׁן Goshen or Gōšen) is a place in Egypt, as referenced in the Biblical story of Joseph. According to Genesis 46:31-34:
From Genesis 45:10, Goshen appears to have been a part of Egypt near the palace of Joseph's Pharaoh, who was of the 19th dynasty, and resided part of the year at Memphis, and during harvest time at Avaris, on the Bubastite or Pelusiac branch of the Nile River. Goshen was probably the extreme province of Egypt towards Canaan. Traditionally, the Israelites lived there in peace for 400 years, until a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph (Exodus 1:8) and reduced them to slavery.
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