Genesis 37:12

Easy To Read Version

One day, Joseph’s brothers went to Shechem to care for their father’s sheep.

Cross References

Genesis 33:18

Jacob safely ended his trip from Paddan Aram when he came to the town of Shechem in Canaan. Jacob made his camp in a field near the city.

Genesis 37:1

Jacob stayed and lived in the land of Canaan. This is the same land where his father had lived.

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him. But Joseph’s father thought much about all these things and wondered what they could mean.

Genesis 37:13

Jacob said to Joseph, “Go to Shechem. Your brothers are there with my sheep.”

Genesis 46:34

You tell him, ‘We are shepherds. All our lives we have been shepherds. And our ancestors [249] were shepherds before us.’ Then Pharaoh will allow you to live in the land of Goshen. Egyptian people don’t like shepherds, so it is better that you stay in Goshen.”