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Dinah was the only daughter of Leah and Jacob, and the seventh child of their twelve children. She was raped by Shechem, a Canaanite prince, and her brothers avenged her by killing all the men of Shechem.
- She Was the Daughter of Jacob and Leah. Scripture tells us that Jacob’s four wives bore 12 sons. After we read of the birth of 10 sons (six of whom were born to Leah),1 we are told, “And afterward, [Leah] bore a daughter, and she named her Dinah.”
- Her Mother Prayed for a Girl. Unlike her brothers, Dinah’s name comes with no explanation in Scripture as to why it was given. Dinah means “judgment,” and the Sages explain that Leah chose it because she had passed judgment on herself.
- Jacob Protected Her from Esau. Dinah was born when the family lived in Padan Aram, near her grandfather, Laban. As Jacob moved them back toward the Holy Land—his birthplace—they encountered her rogue uncle, Esau.
- She Was Raped and Abducted. After the family settled near the city of Shechem, the local prince, whose name was also Shechem, saw her, desired her, raped her, and took her to his home.
Dinah was abducted and raped by Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, and rescued by her brothers Simeon and Levi. She is mentioned in the Old Testament (Genesis) and the Hebrew Bible, and has a role in the covenant between the Israelites and the Hivites.
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Dinah is the only daughter of Jacob and Leah named in the Torah. She is abducted by a Canaanite prince, Shechem, who wants to marry her, but her brothers kill all the men of the town and rescue her.
Dinah and the Shechemites - Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her ...
Jun 23, 2021 · Dinah is the only daughter of Jacob who is named in the biblical story of her rape, seduction, or abduction by Shechem, a Hivite prince. The story explores the question of intermarriage with the Canaanites and the role of Dinah's father and brothers in rescuing her.
Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob, was raped by Shechem, the prince of Canaan. Learn how she coped with the trauma, how her brothers avenged her, and how she influenced the future of the Jewish people.
