Safari icon isn't on dock

I have a Mac IOS 10.9 and when I turned on my computer today the Safari icon was off the dock. I couldn't find it but I was able to get online with Firefox. When I did it asked me to upgrade and gave me a choice of new browsers I could download - Safari being one of them. I don't understand Firefox too well. Should I download the Safari if I already have it?'
My most important question is: how do I get the Safari icon originally from my Mac back on my dock? I can't find it.

Click Finder in the Dock to launch it.
Open Application Folder and then Safari.
When Safari is open, right click Safari icon in the Dock, move mouse pointer up tp Options and select "Keep in Dock".
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No, do not trash that file.
Quit Safari if it's open.
Locate this file. com.apple.launchservices.plist
~/Library/Preferences.
Drag that file to the Desktop.
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