Shechem

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A son of Prince Hamor of the Hivites who violated the patriarch Jacob's daughter Dinah.

About Shechem

1. Son of Hamor the Hivite. He raped Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and was later killed along with his father and all the males of his town by Simeon and Levi (Gn 34; Jos 24:32).

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Fortress erected on the acropolis of Shechem, housing the temple of Baal-berith and situated inside the city walls. The city of Shechem was located in the hill country of the...

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Genesis 34:2

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

Genesis 34:6

Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

Genesis 34:26

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

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Genesis 33:19

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.

Genesis 34:2

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

Genesis 34:4

So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

Genesis 34:6

Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

Genesis 34:8

But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

Genesis 34:11

Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

Genesis 34:13

But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

Genesis 34:18

Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

Genesis 34:20

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:

Genesis 34:24

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.

Genesis 34:26

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.