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The man said, "They have left here, for I heard them say, `Let us go to Dothan.`" Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
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Joseph's Persistent Obedience
Commentators emphasize Joseph's persistent obedience. He was sent to Shechem, but upon learning his brothers had moved, he didn't turn back. Instead, he willingly traveled further to Dothan. This shows a deep commitment to fulfilling his father's command, even when it required extra effort and could have been abandoned.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
17. דתין dotayı̂n Dothain, “two wells?” (Gesenius)
25. נכאת neko't “tragacanth” or goat’s-tho…
19th Century
Anglican
Dothan. — This town was twelve miles north of Shechem, and is famous as being the place where Elisha struck the Syrian army with b…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the man said, they are departed from there They had been there, in the field where he and Joseph were, and which…
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