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Dothan Valley
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32°26′N 35°13′E / 32.43°N 35.22°E Dothan Valley or Sahl Arraba (Hebrew: עמק דותן Emek Dotan; Arabic: سهل عرّابة Sahl ʻArrābah, Arraba plain) is an alluvial plain[1] in the northern West Bank. The region is about eleven kilometers long and four kilometers wide. There are several Palestinian towns located in and around the valley, including Arrabah, Bir al-Basha, Burqin, Yabad, Qabatiya and Kufeirit.[2] There is also an Israeli settlement there - Mevo Dotan.
In the Bible
[edit]Dothan Valley is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the site where Joseph was sold by his brothers.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Zerṭāl, Ādām (2004-01-01). The Manasseh Hill Country Survey: The Shechem Syncline. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-13756-1.
- ^ Rediscovering Palestine, Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus, 1700-1900: Egyptian rule, 1831-1840 (1995) Doumani, Beshara. University of California Press.
- ^ Geography of the Samarian Hill Country[dead link] Dahl, Andrew
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