Genesis 45:10

“And thou shall dwell in the land of Goshen, etc.] Called by Artapanus f1790 Kaisan or Kessan; the Septuagint version Gesan of Arabia, as it was that part of Egypt which bordered on Arabia: it seems to be the same with the land of Rameses, (see <014711>Genesis 47:11); and the Heliopolitan home, which, Strabo f1791 says, was reckoned to be in Arabia, and in which were both the city of Heliopolis and the city Heroopolis, according to Ptolemy f1792; for in the Septuagint version of (<014628>Genesis 46:28), instead of Goshen is Heroopolis, or the city of the Heroes in the land of Rameses, with which agrees Josephus f1793: wherefore Dr. Shaw f1794 observes, the land of Rameses or Goshen could be…”

“- Joseph Made Himself Known to His Brethren 10. גשׁן gôshen, Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם geshem “rain, shower”), a region on the borders of Egypt and Arabia, near the gulf of Suez. The appeal of Judah is to Joseph irresistible. The repentance of his brothers, and their attachment to Benjamin, have been demonstrated in the most satisfactory manner. This is all that Joseph sought. It is evident, throughout the whole narrative, that he never aimed at exercising any supremacy over his brothers. As soon as he has obtained an affecting proof of the right disposition of his brothers, he conceals himself no longer. And the speech of Judah, in which, no doubt, his brothers…”

“45:10 The region of Goshen was in the northeast corner of Egypt, only a few days’ walk from Canaan. Jacob’s family stayed there because there was food and water for themselves and their flocks; later, they were kept there by Egyptians who put them to slave labor.”