Genesis 45:10

the land of Goshen Goshen mentioned only in J, Genesis 46:28-29; Genesis 46:34; Genesis 47:1; Genesis 47:4; Genesis 47:6; Genesis 47:27; Genesis 50:8; Exodus 8:22; Exodus 9:26. By this term seems to be understood a district corresponding to the present Wady-el-Tumilat, a stretch of low ground extending from the eastern arm of the Delta to the Valley of Suez and the Salt Lakes. To the north and south of this district the country was barren and desert. Its identification with "Goshen" was the result of the researches carried out by M. Naville. The region has become more familiar in modern times as the country of the brief campaign terminated by the battle of Tel el-Kebir (1882). LXX here and Genesis 46:34 translates Goshen, Γέσεμ Ἀραβίας = "Gesem of Arabia." "Arabia" was one of the 23 "nomes" into which the Delta was divided; and the capital of the "nome" Arabia, called Phakussa, has been conjecturally identified with the ancient locality, Kes, with the article paprefixed.

near unto me If Joseph lived at On (Genesis 41:45) or at Memphis, Goshen would be near at hand.