Genesis 37:29

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Reuben returned to the pit; and saw that Joseph wasn't in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

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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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Dothan, in Canaan north of Shechem and the Valley of Hebron, is where Joseph’s brothers sold him to traders from Gilead bound for Egypt. These places trace the movement by which Joseph was removed from his father Jacob’s household, advancing God’s providential purpose despite his brothers’ sin.

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Genesis 37:29 mentions Canaan, Dothan, Egypt, Gilead, Shechem and Valley of Hebron.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato