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Shechem

Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

Shechem, founder of a Hivite city where Jacob's daughter Dinah was raped.

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Shechem was the founder of a city of the same name located in Canaan, inhabited by the Hivites. Israel (or 'Jacob') camped near Shechem upon returning to Canaan and bought a piece of land there (Gen.33.19).

In Genesis 34, Shechem is the setting of a tragic incident. Shechem, the son of the city's ruler Hamor, raped Jacob's daughter Dinah. Shechem wanted to marry Dinah, so Hamor proposed intermarriage between their people and Jacob's family. Jacob's sons deceitfully agreed on the condition that the men of Shechem be circumcised. While the men were recovering, Simeon and Levi attacked the city, killing all the males and plundering it. Jacob rebuked them for this, fearing retaliation from the Canaanites.

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Father
Hamor

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Simeon and Levi at Shechem: the avenging brothers of Dinah

FamilyStated in the text

After Shechem son of Hamor violated Dinah, Simeon and Levi, her full brothers, tricked the city into circumcision and massacred its males. Jacob condemned it and in his deathbed words scattered both tribes; Levi's later zeal for the LORD (Exod 32) redirected this energy.

SimeonSon of IsraelLeviSon of IsraelDinahJacob's daughterShechemSon of HamorHamorFather of ShechemIsraelSon of Isaac
Where the text shows it: Gen 34:1-2 — Dinah and ShechemGen 34:25-30 — Simeon and Levi's massacre; Jacob's rebukeGen 49:5-7 — Jacob's dying curse on their angerExod 32:26-29 — Levites act at the golden calf

Sources: Gen 34:1-2 · Gen 34:25-30 · Gen 49:5-7 · Exod 32:26-29

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Where Shechem appears

11 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H7927

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Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.