BIBLE PHOTOGRAPHS
DOTHAN IN SAMARIA
Into this fertile valley Joseph’s brothers had come to tend flocks when they sold their brother to Midianite and Ishmaelite traders.
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This region of the Holy Land is characterized by ridges and valleys. It is good pastureland. When the Israelites settled the land, this region was given to Manasseh.
Significant Events:
In Dothan Valley, Joseph was sold into Egypt (Gen. 37:12-28). Elijah sealed the heavens and was fed by ravens (1 Kgs. 17:1-7). Obadiah saved a hundred prophets by hiding them in caves when Jezebel tried to kill the prophets of Israel (1 Kgs. 18:13). The Syrian army surrounded Elisha and his servant, whom the Lord miraculously saved (2 Kgs. 6:13-23). (See Bible Dictionary, “Dothan.”)
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