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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 ...
- Lori Stanley Roeleveld
- 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.
2 and when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her by force. 3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob; he loved the maiden and spoke tenderly to her. 4 So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this maiden for my wife.”.
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 ...
Aug 10, 2023 · Despite the lack of a specific name, Dinah’s story is significant in the Bible. Dinah is the only mentioned daughter of Jacob and her story is one of the few to focus on a woman in the Old Testament. Dina’s story is one of rape and revenge. Dinah is raped by Shechem, the son of the local ruler. Shechem then asks Jacob and his sons to allow ...
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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 ...
