Genesis 37:12

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His brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Shechem lay in central Canaan, north of the Valley of Hebron where Jacob’s household was based; Joseph was sent there to check on his brothers and their flocks. Nearby Dothan became the site of his sale to a Gileadite caravan bound for Egypt,

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Genesis 37:12 mentions Canaan, Dothan, Egypt, Gilead, Shechem and Valley of Hebron.

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