A Hivite and father of Schechem who lived during the time of the patriarchs.
About Hamor
A Hivite or Horite prince who ruled the area around Shechem (Genesis 34:2). When Jacob returned from Paddan-aram with his family, he bought land from Hamor. During this time, Hamor's son Shechem forced Dinah, Jacob's daughter, to have sexual intercourse with him even though she did not want to.
At his son's request, Hamor asked Jacob to marry Shechem and Dinah. He offered a dowry. Simeon and Levi, pretending to be friends, tricked the males living in that city into getting circumcised. Then, they attacked and killed them before they healed, seeking revenge for their sister's humiliation.
Family Relationships
- Child
- Shechem
Key References
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
All Scripture References (13)
Genesis (10)
And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.
They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
Joshua (1)
And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
Judges (1)
Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
Acts (1)
Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.