Introduction
On this rainy Saturday, I am listening online and watching on television the Georgia Bulldogs whip up on the Florida Gators! Prophetic certitude predicts a win.
The Tennessee Vols, or “Vowels,” as I call them, have an open date today. They should win.
Dothan, Alabama
The Big Show with John Boy and Billy has episodes that involve Dothan, Alabama. Ricky B. Sharpe is usually in the mix. For decades, I have assumed incorrectly that Dothan, Alabama, was an imaginary town, just like Ricky B. Sharpe is an imaginary person on the Play House. What happens when you assume? Insert your favorite emoji here. I don't use them. I parsed out the meaning of emoji in the 5/9/2021 Mother's Day article.
Dothan, Alabama, is a real town! It is called the Peanut Capital of Alabama. It hosts the annual autumn National Peanut Festival. Reference: Alabama Tourism Department, Sweet Home Alabama, Dothan.
Dothan, Alabama's name was inspired by the Bible verse in Genesis 37:17. The context is when Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery. Joseph asked a man if he had seen his brothers. The man replied, “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” (NIV) Source: Visit Dothan, A City with a Rich History.
Why did John Boy and Billy decide to use that town for their radio program skits? Maybe they will tell me! I plan to email The Big Show (mailbag2@thebigshow.com) with a reference to this article. If they reply, I will let you know!
Dothan, Palestine
In the Bible, 2 Kings 6:13-19 is the only other reference to Dothan. The prophet Elisha was in Dothan. The context was the nation of Israel's conflict with the Arameans. The Arameans, Genesis 10:22, descended from Aram, a grandson of Noah and a son of Noah's firstborn son, Shem.
The biblical Dothan is in modern Palestine.1 I learned the Hebrew meaning of “Dothan” and other details by searching online this morning. My brain needed some relevant exercise. Irrelevant workweek memories needed to be subjugated to the backwaters.
One site is Bible Walks: Tel Dothan. Detailed information is found there. The about link provides information about the folks behind the website.
I would like to meet and converse with the man who wrote “Joseph was sold at Dothan,” Ferrell's Travel Blog, by Ferrell Jenkins, 6/29/2015. I encourage you to read his well-written article. You could drink a few cups of coffee and read for a while on his website. I did this morning. His first name is my last name.
Conclusion
This morning, my inquisitive mind wondered about Dothan, Alabama, as used on The Big Show. Well, I learned a few facts that I had not known before. I hope, by reading this little article, that you learned with me.
Georgia is up over Florida 24 to 0 as of this 5:51 PM note. Supper is almost ready. I'm off here to watch the rest of the game and to eat supper. Wait! At 5:58 PM, the score is Georgia 27, Florida 0!
1 For further reading and details on the State of Palestine, I suggest: (a) BBC News 9/16/2020 article “Israel's Borders Explained in Maps” (with my corrections on the lack of capitalization in the title) and (b) WorldAtlas Maps of Palestine (last updated 5/19/2021).
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