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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gen 45:10 — And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
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in the land
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Gen 46:29,34; Gen 47:1-6; Exd 8:22; Exd 9:26 |
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Goshen
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Goshen was the most eastern district of Lower Egypt, and the frontier of that country and Arabia, not far from the Arabian gulf, and lying next to Canaan; for Jacob went directly thither when he came into Egypt, from which it was about eighty miles distant, though Hebron was distant from the Egyptian capital about three hundred miles. |
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be near
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Jhn 14:2,3; Jhn 17:24 |
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Gen 46:29 |
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. |
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Gen 46:34 |
That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, [and] also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians. |
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Gen 47:1 |
Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they [are] in the land of Goshen. |
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Gen 47:2 |
And he took some of his brethren, [even] five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. |
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Gen 47:3 |
And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What [is] your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants [are] shepherds, both we, [and] also our fathers. |
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Gen 47:4 |
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine [is] sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. |
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Gen 47:5 |
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: |
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Gen 47:6 |
The land of Egypt [is] before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest [any] men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. |
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Exd 8:22 |
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms [of flies] shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I [am] the LORD in the midst of the earth. |
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Exd 9:26 |
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel [were], was there no hail. |
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Jhn 14:2 |
In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. |
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Jhn 14:3 |
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also. |
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Jhn 17:24 |
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 45:10," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Gen/45/10.html>.
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