How many times is Goshen mentioned in the Bible?
The word Goshen appears 15 times in the King James Version, in 14 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Goshen 15 times.
Goshen in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Goshen counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Goshen | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 15 | 15 |
What the name Goshen means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Goshen as "approaching; drawing near".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Goshen
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:
And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
The verse that uses it most is Genesis 46:28, 2 times:
And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
Common questions
How many times is Goshen in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 15 of the 15 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Goshen appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (10), then Joshua (3) and Exodus (2).
Where is Goshen first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 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:" The last is Joshua 15:51.
What does the name Goshen mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Goshen as "approaching; drawing near".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.