go.shen is a place name used for a land where Israel’s household settled and for territories named in Joshua.

The proper noun chiefly marks the land in which Israel’s household settled, kept livestock, and multiplied in the Genesis narrative. It also occurs for the place where the sons of Israel were spared hail and for land or a city named in Joshua’s territorial descriptions.

1. Land of Israel’s household settlement · dominant

   The proper noun identifies the place to which Joseph’s family is directed and where they settle with their households and livestock. In Genesis 45:10 the APB renders the instruction, "You shall live in the land of Goshen," and in Genesis 47:27 it renders Israel as dwelling there, taking possession, and multiplying.

   Genesis 45:10Genesis 46:28Genesis 46:34Genesis 47:4Genesis 47:6Genesis 47:27
2. Place associated with the sons of Israel · common

   In Exodus 9:26, the proper noun occurs in the clause locating the sons of Israel in a land where there was no hail; the APB renders, "Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, was there no hail." Exodus 8:18 contains the same proper-noun form, though the supplied APB verse does not visibly render the place name.

   Exodus 8:18Exodus 9:26
3. Named land and city in territorial lists · occasional

   Joshua 10:41 and Joshua 11:16 name "all the land of Goshen" among the areas reached or taken by Joshua. In Joshua 15:51, the APB lists "Goshen, Holon, and Giloh" among cities with their villages.

   Joshua 10:41Joshua 11:16Joshua 15:51

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually presents the name as "the land of Goshen" and once lists "Goshen" with other cities in Joshua 15:51. Exodus 8:18 contains the proper noun in the supplied original-language data, but its APB wording does not visibly include the name.