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Joseph is sent by his Father from the vale of Hebron to inquire concerning his Brethren’s welfare. He arrives at the vale of Shechem, where it had been told they fed their flocks, but there he finds them not. He is directed by a stranger to Dothan, whither he proceeds in search of them. His Brethren perceive his approach, and, excited by envy, determine to destroy him. Reuben, one of his brothers, anxious to save him from their malice, counsels them to cast him into a pit; intending secretly to take him thence, and to restore him to his Father. The Brethren comply with his advice, and cast Joseph into a deep pit or chasm, near to the place where they tend their flocks.