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Genesis 37:17

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The man said, "They have left here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.

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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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Places in this passage

Genesis 37:17 mentions Canaan, Dothan, Egypt, Gilead, Shechem and Valley of Hebron.

Canaan · Bahnfrend
Dothan · Netanel h
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Gilead · Adeeb Atwan

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