Genesis 34:24-29
Summary for Gen 34:25-29: 34:25-29 a When Simeon and Levi used circumcision to deceive and slaughter the Canaanites, they showed disdain for the sign of the covenant. Their slaughter of all the males and their plunder of the city was not justice, but brutal and excessive revenge. In their moral outrage and desire to right the wrong, they should have demanded compensation (see Exod 22:16-17 b; Deut 22:28-29 c). Instead, their passionate act of rage cost them their birthright blessing (Gen 49:5-7 d).
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