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Tanakh & the Ancient Near East Index – Parashat Vayigash
Egyptian Words in the Yosef Narrative
- See Egyptian Background to the Yosef Narratives, which explores Egyptian loanwords that appear in the Biblical narrative of Yosef.
- See Cognates and Loanwords for more extensive discussion of the etymology and
meaning of these words. - See Egyptian Loanwords as Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus and Wilderness Traditions by Benjamin J. Noonan, which argues that the appearance of Egyptian words in the Biblical text indicates the authenticity of its narratives relating to Egypt.
Land of Goshen
- See Bo - The Land of Goshen by Professor Yoel Elitzur for discussion of the geography and etymology of Goshen.
- For analysis of the purpose of settling in Goshen, see Why Live in Goshen?
