Dothan
Village of Samaria.
Inhabitants or Natives[edit | edit source]
The Samaritan shepherd and his dying son, Ruben, healed by Jesus.
Description[edit | edit source]
Village mentioned in the route that Judas suggests to Jesus to take toward Jerusalem to avoid falling into a trap set by the Pharisees.
Key Events[edit | edit source]
Jesus heals Ruben, the son of the Samaritan shepherd, from a distance. Widowed, this shepherd practices generosity and has a faith in Jesus that will be rewarded.
Name[edit | edit source]
Dothan, Dotane, Tel Dothan, Dotaïa, DothaIm, Tell-Dothân.
The name Dotân or Dothan (the two wells) was Hellenized as Dothan.
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 481 GRM 482 GRM 485
Learn More About This Place[edit | edit source]
It is at Joseph's well in Dothan that Jacob’s sons threw their brother Joseph before selling him.[1]
North of Shechem, at the entrance of the Jezreel Valley. A hill covered with ruins, at the foot of which are wells that most often lack water, still today bears the name Tell-Dothân.
Excerpt from the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel According to Maria Valtorta, by Jean-François Lavère:Maria Valtorta does not specify if Jesus passed through this town. On the occasion of the Feast of Tabernacles pilgrimage in the third year, Judas suggests, instead of going south on the direct road, to confuse the Pharisees. «I say that in order to puzzle spies we should not follow the direct route, but, departing from here, we should turn our steps towards Dothan and then, without going to Samaria, we should cut across the country and pass through Shechem, then down to Ephraim, along Mount Adummim and Cherith and then proceed to Bethany.»[2] The village was known from the Bible.[3] Eusebius places it 16 km north of Sébaste, in Samaria. Tel Dothan is located on the southern slope of the Jezreel Valley, among the Gilboa hills. The site was the subject of archaeological excavations from 1953 to 1994.
Explore[edit | edit source]
• 32° 24’ 46’’ N / 35° 14’ 20’’ E
• +308m
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
Article partially based on the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel According to Maria Valtorta, by Jean-François Lavère.