Valley of Hebron
The Hebron Valley was the location where Joseph was sent by his father, Jacob, to check on his brothers who were pasturing their flocks near Shechem.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Genesis 37:14; only referred to as Hebron Valley (חֶבְרוֹן עֵ֫מֶק).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.525° N, 35.102° E
Alternative names
- חֶבְרוֹן+H6010K«H6010=עֵ֫מֶקValley of Hebron
Mentions
- Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,