Dothan: Two wells, a famous pasture-ground where Joseph found his brethren
watching their flocks. Here, at the suggestion of Judah, they sold
him to the Ishmaelite merchants
(Genesis 37:17) It is mentioned on
monuments in B.C. 1600 It was the residence of Elisha
(2 Kings 6:13) and
the scene of a remarkable vision of chariots and horses of fire
surrounding the mountain on which the city stood. It is identified
with the modern Tell-Dothan, on the south side of the plain of
Jezreel, about 12 miles north of Samaria, among the hills of
Gilboa. The "two wells" are still in existence, one of which bears
the name of the "pit of Joseph" (Jubb Yusuf).
