Biblical journeys
Map of Joseph in Egypt
Sold by his brothers into Egypt, Joseph rises to become vizier and saves his family from famine.
This journey has 4 stages through 4 places. It begins at Hebron and ends at Goshen; joining each stop with a straight line on the map gives about 650 km. In today's terms the route crosses Palestine (West Bank), West Bank (Palestinian Territories), and Egypt. The actual route followed roads and terrain, so treat this distance as a sense of scale rather than a measured itinerary.
Joseph in Egypt
Step 1/4Hebron
Joseph, his father Jacob's favored son, sets out from Hebron to find his brothers. Genesis 37:14
Routes are schematic study guides.
Journey sequence and Bible passages
- 1
Hebron
Joseph, his father Jacob's favored son, sets out from Hebron to find his brothers.
Genesis 37:14
Today: Hebron / Al-Khalil, Palestine (West Bank)
- 2
Dothan
At Dothan his brothers sell him to traders for twenty pieces of silver.
Genesis 37:17-28
Today: Tel Dothan, West Bank (Palestinian Territories)
- 3
Egypt
Taken to Egypt, he becomes a servant in Potiphar's house, is wrongly imprisoned, then interprets Pharaoh's dreams and becomes vizier.
Genesis 39-41
Today: Egypt, Egypt
- 4
Goshen
He settles his father and brothers, who came down to escape the famine, in the land of Goshen.
Genesis 45:9-10; 47:6
Today: Eastern Nile Delta region, Egypt