1886

dōtān דֹּתָן ‘Dothan’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of uncertain derivation

dōtān pr n loc
Dothan = "two wells"
1) a place in northern Palestine, 12 miles north of Samaria, the home of Elisha

Mentioned in Genesis 37:17 2 Kings 6:13

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