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10 Dinah Facts You Should Know. By Menachem Posner. Art by Sefira Lightstone. 1. 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.” 2.
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Benjamin (half brother) Rachel (aunt/step-mother) In the Book of Genesis, Dinah (/ ˈdaɪnə /; Hebrew: דִּינָה, Modern: Dīna, Tiberian: Dīnā, 'judged'; 'vindicated') was the seventh child and only daughter of Leah and Jacob. The episode of her violation by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of ...
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 ...
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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.
Dina. Dinah, in the Old Testament (Genesis 30:21; 34; 46:15), daughter of Jacob by Leah; Dinah was abducted and raped near the city of Shechem, by Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite (the Hivites were a Canaanitish people). Because Shechem then wished to marry Dinah, Hamor suggested to Jacob that their two peoples initiate a policy of commercial ...
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Jul 13, 2023 · Genesis 34 begins by stating, “Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to look at the daughters of the land.”. Rashi, basing his view on that of ancient rabbis ...
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Dinah is the only daughter of the patriarch Jacob—at least the only one named (others are mentioned in Genesis 37:35 and Genesis 46:15, perhaps including granddaughters). Her mother Leah bore her after six sons and named her “Dinah” (Genesis 30:21), meaning “her judgment,” although no explanation for her name is given in the biblical account (in contrast to the naming of sons).
