Gen 34 | TSK | STEP | Dinah is ravished by Shechem. He sues to marry her. The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites. Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it. The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city. Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi. A.M. 2272. B.C. 1732. Dinah. the daughters.

Ask me.On the practice of purchasing wives, De La Roque says, "Properly speaking, a young man who would marry must purchase his wife; and fathers among the Arabs are never so happy as when they have many daughters. They form part of the riches of the house. Accordingly, when a young man would treat with a person whose daughter he is inclined to marry, he says to him, 'Will you give me your daughter for fifty sheep, for six camels, or for a dozen cows?' according to the rank of her family, and the circumstances of him who desires to marry her."

dowry.

24:53; 29:18; 31:41; Ex 22:16,17; De 22:28,29; 1Sa 18:25-27

2Sa 3:14; Ho 3:2; Mt 14:17

deceitfully.

25:27-34; Jud 15:3; 2Sa 13:23-29; Job 13:4,7; Ps 12:2; Pr 12:13

Pr 12:18-20; 24:28,29; 26:24-26; Isa 59:13; Mic 7:2; Ro 12:19

1Th 5:15; Mt 28:13

uncircumcised.

17:11; Jos 5:2-9; 1Sa 14:6; 17:26,36; 2Sa 1:20; 15:7; 1Ki 21:9

Mt 2:8,13; 23:1-39; Ro 4:11

Ga 4:12

because.

29:20; So 8:6; Isa 62:4

honourable.

41:20; Nu 22:15; 1Sa 22:14; 2Ki 5:1; 1Ch 4:9; Isa 3:3-5; 5:13; 23:8,9

Ac 13:50; 17:12

the gate.

22:17; 23:10; De 17:5; Ru 4:1; Job 29:7; Pr 31:23; Am 5:10,12,15

Zec 8:16

15-17

Pr 1:12,13; 23:4,5; 28:20; Joh 2:16; 6:26,27; Ac 19:24-26

1Ti 6:6-10

hearkened.In thus falling into this measure, the Shechemites must either have had great affection for their chief and his son, or have been under the influence of the most passive obedience. The petty princes of Asia have always been absolute and despotic; their subjects paying them the most prompt and blind obedience. The following instance will sufficiently illustrate and confirm this statement: Abu Thaher, chief of the Carmathians, about the year 930, with only 500 horse, went to lay siege to Bagdad: the khalif's general marched out to seize him; but before the attack, sent an officer to summon him to surrender. "How many men has the khalif's general?" said Abu Thaher; "30,000," replied the officer. "Among them all," says the Carmathian chief, "has he got three like mine?" Then ordering his followers to approach, he commanded one to stab himself, another to throw himself from a precipice, and a third to plunge into the Tigris: all three instantly obeyed, and perished! Then turning to the officer, he said, "He who has such troops need not value the number of his enemies!"

went out.

23:10,18

every male.

17:23; Isa 1:10-16; Mt 7:6; Ro 2:28,29; 1Co 7:19

sore.

Jos 5:6,8

Simeon.

29:33,34; 49:5,7; Nu 31:7,17; Pr 4:16; 6:34,35

slew.

49:6; 2Ch 32:25

edge. Heb. mouth.

De 32:42; 2Sa 2:26; Isa 31:8