Places in Genesis 37

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Canaan
Gen 37:1

  1. panorama of a region in Canaan from Mount TaborCanaan
Dothan
Gen 37:17

  1. ruins at Tel DotanTel Dotan
Egypt
Gen 37:25, 37:28, 37:36

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Gilead 1
Gen 37:25

  1. panorama of hills in Gilead 1Gilead 1
Shechem
Gen 37:12, 37:13, 37:14

  1. aerial panorama of Tell BalatahTell Balatah
Valley of Hebron
Gen 37:14

  1. cityscape of Hebron in the Valley of HebronValley of Hebron

Image Credits

Bahnfrend, Netanel h, Ricardo Liberato, Adeeb Atwan, יאיר דב, Yuvalhuck

About

This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this chapter of the Bible.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.