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- 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.
Jan 4, 2022 · Dinah was the daughter born to Jacob from his first wife, Leah (Genesis 30:21). When Jacob returned to his homeland after working for his father-in-law, Laban, for over 20 years, he settled in in a place called Shechem. Dinah was a young woman at this time. Genesis 34 gives the account of Dinah’s venture into the city to visit the women there.
Dinah is first mentioned in Genesis 30:21 as the daughter of Leah and Jacob, born to Leah after she bore six sons to Jacob. In Genesis 34, Dinah went out to visit the women of Shechem, where her people had made camp and where her father Jacob had purchased the land where he had pitched his tent.
Whereas the seducer or rapist would normally be forced to pay the virgin bride-price for the daughter and marry her (Deuteronomy 22:29, Exodus 22:15-16), Dinah’s brothers negotiate terms with Shechem and his father disingenuously, with no intention of sanctioning the marriage. The story then may be read as a polemic against inter-marriage, where the abduction of Dinah becomes the pretext for ...
Jun 23, 2021 · The story of Dinah recounts an episode in which the girl (or young woman) goes out to see the “daughters of the land” (34:1) but is raped, seduced, and/or abducted by Shechem, a Hivite prince, who subsequently falls in love with her. Shechem asks his father, Hamor, to negotiate marriage terms. Jacob is silent on the matter, but Dinah’s ...
Jacob had 12 sons and one daughter, Dinah. As can be imagined, this daughter was well-protected under the watchful eyes of her holy brothers. Sarah was abducted by Pharaoh and again by Abimelech For many years, Jacob lived in Charan and worked for his father-in-law, Laban.
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Jun 8, 2024 · Jacob is also known as Israel, the father of the 12 tribes of Israel. But, the story of Jacob’s daughter, Dinah, is more in line with a made-for-tv movie than an entertaining musical. Dinah’s story is hard to read, hard to understand, and challenging to teach to each new generation. It’s not ideal material for children’s books or ...
