'Dothan' definitions:

Definition of 'dothan'

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).

Name :

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

Note :

some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.