Bible Locations

The Valley of Hebron was where Jacob lived when he sent Joseph to check on his brothers. Genesis 37:14 says, "So he said to him, 'Go and see if all is well with your brothers and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.' Then he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. When Joseph arrived at Shechem." Joseph searched for his brothers at Shechem and found them at Dothan, where they sold him to traders going to Egypt. Hebron is in the hill country of Judah, about 20 miles south of Jerusalem, at about 3,000 feet above sea level. The valley around it is fertile, with vineyards, olive groves and springs. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob lived in the area, and the cave of Machpelah is there. The trip from Hebron to Shechem was about 50 miles.