The area where Joseph's Pit is believed to be located is Emek Dotan in the Northern Shomron district. There are numerous pits in this area, but the one featured in these photographs is the one most popularly believed to be the actual pit where the selling of Joseph occurred (Genesis 37:12-36).
These pits are not always devoid of water, as the grooves made by ropes indicate in today's pits.
