Dor

Dor (meaning generation or habitation) was an ancient Canaanite royal city on the Mediterranean coast of Palestine, on the southern slopes of Mount Carmel. Its king joined the northern coalition defeated by Joshua at the waters of Merom (Josh. 11:1–2; 12:23). Though Dor fell within the tribal allotment of Manasseh, the tribe failed to drive out the Canaanite inhabitants (Judg. 1:27). In Solomon's administrative reorganization, Dor was the center of a province governed by Ben-abinadab, his son-in-law (1 Kgs. 4:11).

The site, identified with Tel Dor (Khirbet el-Burj) on the Carmel coast south of modern Haifa, has been extensively excavated. Evidence reveals continuous occupation from the Middle Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period, with particularly rich remains from the Late Bronze and Iron Ages, including evidence of Phoenician presence and maritime trade. In the Hellenistic period it was known as Dora and served as a harbor city of some importance.