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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 and ...
Jun 23, 2021 · 1. Dinah’s Debut and Disappearance. 2. Raped or Debased? 3. The Multivocal Nature of the Story. 4. The Polemics Underlying the Story. 5 Bibliography. Dinah’s Debut and Disappearance. Dinah is the only daughter of the patriarch Jacob—at least the only one named (others are mentioned in Genesis 37:35 and 46:15, perhaps including granddaughters).
Donate. Dinah is the only daughter of the patriarch Jacob—at least the only one named (others are mentioned in Genesis 37:35and Genesis 46:15, perhaps including granddaughters). Her mother Leahbore her after six sons and named her “Dinah” (Genesis 30:21), meaning “her judgment,” although no explanation for her name is given in the ...
Jan 4, 2015 · The story of Dinah is still one of its time: we never hear what Dinah thinks, or feels; we don’t really know what happens to her beyond the speculation of the classical midrash. But we know that at the very least, her brothers care enough to protect her, and go against an entire society – and indeed their own father- to bring her home.
Dinah was the only daughter of Jacob and Leah, and the Rabbis present her as possessing many positive qualities, as was fitting for the daughter of the progenitors of the Israelite nation. Her Birth.
Dinah. DINAH (Heb. דִּינָה), the daughter of *Jacob and his wife *Leah (Gen. 30:21). Of her life, the Bible records only that during her family's stay in the vicinity of *Shechem, she was raped by Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite. Jacob's sons, *Simeon and *Levi, avenged their sister by slaughtering the male population of Shechem ...
Dinah. ( judged, acquitted ), the daughter of Jacob by Leah. ( Genesis 30:21) (B.C. about 1751.) She accompanied her father from Mesopotamia to Canaan, and, having ventured among the inhabitants, was violated by Shechem the son of Hamor, the chieftain of the territory in which her father had settled. Gen. 34.
