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Dec 30, 2022 · Gen 34:1 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. 34:2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite prince of the land, saw her, he took her and raped her, debasing her. 34:3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and he spoke to the heart of the maiden.
Dec 31, 2021 · Yaakov temporarily settled before the city of Shechem. Dinah, his only daughter, went out to meet the other girls of the city. Shechem, the prince of the city whom it was named after, set his eyes on Dinah; he then took her, raped her, and kept her hostage. In the meantime, Shechem, “became deeply attached to Dina…and spoke to the maiden ...
- 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.
The strongest indication that the extraction of Dinah from the house of Shechem in verse 26b (ויקחו את דינה מבית שכם ויצאו) is secondary can be found in Shechem’s appeal to his father in verse 4, “get for me this girl as a wife,” and the similar appeals to the Jacobites that they “give” Dinah to Shechem (vv. 8, 12).
Dec 1, 2023 · Jacob was surprised in the morning: “There was Leah!” (Genesis 29:25). Dinah was surprised when she was suddenly abducted: “Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, chief of the country, saw her ...
- Rachel Sharansky Danziger
The Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 80:10) fills in more detail about the events subsequent to Dinah’s abduction. It states that even after Simeon and Levi slew the city of Shechem, Dinah refused to leave captivity. She was so humiliated that she felt she could not return home and face her people – not until Simeon convinced her to come home.
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Genesis 34. New International Version. Dinah and the Shechemites. 34 Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. 2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her. 3 His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke ...
