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Jacob And Leah’s Daughter Dinah is Raped
A very tragic story unfolds in this chapter. Dinah, Jacob’s daughter by Leah, who must have been about 14 years of age, was allowed to have wrong companions and ended up having physical relations with Shechem, the son of Hamor (vv. 1-2). It was not long until Jacob and his …

Revenge by Jacob’s Sons
At first an offer for material things was made by Hamor and turned down as Simeon and Levi took over the negotiations (vv. 8-13). They spoke deceitfully by saying they were not evaluating the wrong done to them in terms of riches but in terms of religious principles (v. 14). They …