Definitions for "Dothan"
Dothan was a city located at north of Shechem, and about 100 km north of Hebron, house of Jacob. It was known to Eusebius, who places it 12 miles to the north of Sebaste (Samaria); and here it has been discovered in our own times. It is identified with the modern Tell-Dothan, on the south side of the plain of Jezreel, among the hills of Gilboa.