Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
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Interpretation
Woful havoc this hail made: it killed both men and cattle; the corn above ground was destroyed, and that only preserved which as yet was not come up. The land of Goshen was preserved.
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This thought runs through Exodus 9:22-26.
Glossary
- Goshen Place
- (1. ) A district in Egypt where Jacob and his family settled, and in which they remained till the Exodus ( Gen. 45:10 ; 46:28 , 29, 31, etc. ). Modern identification: Qantir.