Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Dothan?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Dotan.

First appears in Genesis 37:17 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Dotan.

Dothan is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Dotan. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 37:17 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 40 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Dothan today

Travel to Dothan, the modern-day Tel Dotan.

Dothan is commonly identified with Tel Dotan, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Dothan is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tel Dotan

32.414°N · 35.240°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention