Goshen] Goshen was a Province in Egypt situate betwixt the river Nilus, and the red Sea, bordering upon the Land of Canaan, it was a fruitfull soyle, fit for the breeding, and increase of cattell; where Jacob, and his sonnes might commodiously keepe their flockes of sheepe, with lesse offence to the Egyptians, then any where else, Shepherds being generally an abomination to the Egyptians, Genesis 46:34. and this promise Joseph maketh to his father either after particular conference with, and licence from Pharaoh to that purpose, or out of confidence of his favourable assent, whensoever the motion was made unto him, as appeareth, Chap. 47. vers. 4. 6. thou shalt be neere] For the Citie of On where Joseph had his chiefe habitation, was neere to Goshen.