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Aerial map showing the extent of Goshen. The land of Goshen (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן, ʾEreṣ Gōšen) is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the area in Egypt that was allotted to the Hebrews by the Pharaoh during the time of Joseph (Book of Genesis, Genesis 45:9–10).
go'-shen (goshen): (1) Mentioned as a country ('erets) in the South of Judah distinct from the "hill country," the Negeb and the Shephelah (Joshua 10:41; Joshua 11:16). Unidentified. (2) A town in the Southwest part of the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:51), very probably connected in some way with the district (1).
This map shows the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land under the leadership of Moses. The Nile Delta was a triangular area of marshland about 150 miles from north to south, from Memphis to the Mediterranean, and about 150 - 200 miles wide.
Here we have direct evidence that the Wadi el-Arish is the history southern border of the promised land. This rules out Ain el-Qudeirat as Kadesh Barnea found in every map found in the back of Bibles and Mt. Karkom as Mt. Sinai. D. Archeological evidence of Israel in Egypt: Lake Goshen. 1. Goshen included Wadi Tumilat and lake Timsah: a.
Map of the Exodus from Egypt. The likely starting point of the Exodus was Tel el-Dab’a (ancient Rameses), in Goshen in the northeast Nile Delta (Map 1). My research, published in The Lost Sea of the Exodus, placed the sea parting at the Gulf of Aqaba (Hebrew: Yam Suph), on the east side of the Sinai Peninsula.
The land of Goshen in Egypt meant “draw near.” It was a good and fertile land, great for crop and livestock rearing. Although Pharaoh enslaved the Jews, Egypt’s Goshen was a well-loved land by the Israelites, who took the love of the land in their hearts to the Promised Land.
The Land of Goshen in Egypt Pithom, Avaris, Rameses, Succoth, and the initial route of the Exodus plus (in part II) the Red Sea or the Sea of Reeds? Typical map showing alternate routes for the exodus. Excerpt of map by published by Moody Press, click here for full map.
The land of Goshen is the area in Egypt where the Israelites lived for over four hundred years. Joseph, one of Jacob's sons, had been sold by his brothers into slavery and ended up in Egypt where, by God's protection and provision, he rose to become the second in command (Genesis 37:25–28; 39—41).
Bible map of Goshen in Egypt, where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Egyptians live beside the Nile. - Casual English Bible
Goshen was a part of Egypt that bordered on the Promised Land that God had given to Abraham for his descendants (Genesis 12:7). The land of Goshen was located in the eastern part of the Nile Delta.