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The Bible Slam: Genesis Chapter 34

June 25, 2009 by Genealogy 

Back in Genesis 30 , a rare thing happened: A female was referenced in the genealogy. Usually, it’s just the males that are listed in biblical genealogies. The girl’s name was Dinah, daughter of Jacob and his first wife, Leah. The prince of the country in which Jacob and his family is living rapes Dinah in Chapter 34 (although it is unclear if maybe there was a clandestine love affair going on). He falls in love with her and Dinah’s brothers are outraged. Hamor, who is the father of

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