Genesis 37:33

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He recognized it, and said, "It is my son's coat. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces."

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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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Canaan was the promised land where Jacob’s family lived, with Hebron as Jacob’s home; Joseph traveled through Shechem to Dothan, where his brothers sold him to Ishma

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Genesis 37:33 mentions Canaan, Dothan, Egypt, Gilead, Shechem and Valley of Hebron.

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