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Genesis 34:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away. "

Genesis 34:26

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24 All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor, and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

25 On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.

26 They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

27 Jacob’s sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

28 They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, that which was in the city, that which was in the field,

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Judges 9:18

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"and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);"

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Judges 9:26

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"Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him."

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Genesis 37:12

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"His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem."

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Acts 7:16

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"and they were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem."

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2 Chronicles 21:17

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"and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives, so that there was no son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons."

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Joshua 10:39

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"He took it, with its king and all its cities. They struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to its king; as he had done also to Libnah, and to its king."

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Genesis 34:1

"Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land."

Genesis 34:2

"Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her."

Genesis 34:3

"His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady."

Genesis 34:4

"Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”"

Genesis 34:5

"Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came."

Genesis 34:6

"Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him."

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