Dothan,

4 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Dothan
     two wells, a famous pasture-ground where Joseph found his
     brethren watching their flocks. Here, at the suggestion of
     Judah, they sold him to the Ishmaelite merchants (Gen. 37:17).
     It is mentioned on monuments in B.C. 1600.
     


       It was the residence of Elisha (2 Kings 6:13), and the scene
     of a remarkable vision of chariots and horses of fire
     surrounding the mountain on which the city stood. It is
     identified with the modern Tell-Dothan, on the south side of the
     plain of Jezreel, about 12 miles north of Samaria, among the
     hills of Gilboa. The "two wells" are still in existence, one of
     which bears the name of the "pit of Joseph" (Jubb Yusuf).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Dothan, the law; custom
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Dothan, AL (city, FIPS 21184)
    Location: 31.23595 N, 85.40530 W
    Population (1990): 53589 (22190 housing units)
    Area: 206.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Dothan, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
     Population (2000):    57737
     Housing Units (2000): 25920
     Land area (2000):     86.616482 sq. miles (224.335648 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.199541 sq. miles (0.516810 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    86.816023 sq. miles (224.852458 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            21184
     Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
     Location:             31.227225 N, 85.407258 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Dothan, AL
      Dothan