Genesis 37:12 - Exposition

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem — i.e. the modern Nablous, in the plain of Muknah, which belonged to Jacob partly by purchase and partly by conquest ( vide Genesis 33:19 ; Genesis 34:27 ). Shechem was at a considerable distance from the vale of Hebron, where the patriarchal family at this time resided.