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Goshen

[ goh-shuhn ]

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the ancient Israelites before the Exodus.
  2. a land or place of plenty and comfort.
  3. a city in northern Indiana.


Goshen

/ ˈɡəʊʃə /

noun

  1. a region of ancient Egypt, east of the Nile delta: granted to Jacob and his descendants by the king of Egypt and inhabited by them until the Exodus (Genesis 45:10)
  2. a place of comfort and plenty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Goshen1

Ultimately from Hebrew ō, of unknown origin
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Speaking to actress and comedian Roseanne Barr, and sitting at a kitchen table laden with ribs and barbecue sides, Kennedy states in the three-minute video, posted to X, that in 2014, he came across a dead bear cub on the road—hit and killed by another driver—near Goshen, New York.

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Seated with rolled-up sleeves at a table covered with food, Mr Kennedy tells Ms Barr in the video that he was driving to meet a group of people to go falconing near Goshen, New York, 10 years ago when the bear was killed.

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Webster drove to Washington from his home near Goshen, New York, to attend then-President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House on Jan. 6.

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No entry at night, and sometimes at all, into Goshen, Ind., La Crosse, Wis., and thousands of other “sundown towns.”

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Mrs. Schuster had been living in nearby Goshen, N.Y.

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