Genesis 37:13

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Israel said to Joseph, "Aren't your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." He said to him, "Here I am."

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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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Jacob sends Joseph from the Valley of Hebron in Canaan to check on his brothers near Shechem; after learning they have moved to Dothan, Joseph finds them there. Dothan’s position on a route toward Gilead and Egypt foreshadows the caravan that will carry Joseph into Egypt.

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Genesis 37:13 mentions Canaan, Dothan, Egypt, Gilead, Shechem and Valley of Hebron.

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