In the Book of Genesis, Dinah (/ ˈ d aɪ n ə /; Hebrew: דִּינָה, Modern: Dīna, Tiberian: Dīnā, 'judged'; 'vindicated') was the seventh child and only named daughter of Leah and Jacob. The episode of her rape by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi , commonly ...

Unlike her brothers, Dinah’s name comes with no explanation in Scripture as to why it was given. Dinah means “judgment,” and the Sages explain that Leah chose it because she had passed judgment on herself. By that time, Leah had six sons, and an additional four boys had been born to the maids, Bilhah and Zilpah.

2024年6月8日 · Who is Dinah in the Bible and Why is Her Story So Tragic? The story of Jacob's daughter Dinah is one of the darkest tales of the Old Testament, containing a terrible account of assault and revenge. Why is this story included in the first place? Much has been written about Jacob’s 12 sons. Joseph even has his own Broadway musical.

Dinah was the daughter of Leah, the unloved wife of the tribal leader Jacob. Jacob had always preferred his other wife Rachel, even though Leah seems to have been a loving wife and gave her husband many children. From the start, therefore, Dinah may have felt that she was unloved by her father, the very man who should have loved her.

Dinah is the only daughter of the patriarch Jacob—at least the only one named (others are mentioned in Genesis 37:35 and Genesis 46:15, perhaps including granddaughters). Her mother Leah bore her after six sons and named her “Dinah” (Genesis 30:21), meaning “her judgment,” although no explanation for her name is given in the biblical ...

Dinah, in the Old Testament (Genesis 30:21; 34; 46:15), daughter of Jacob by Leah; Dinah was abducted and raped near the city of Shechem, by Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite (the Hivites were a Canaanitish people). Because Shechem then wished to marry Dinah, Hamor suggested to Jacob that their two peoples initiate a policy of commercial and ...

2021年6月23日 · The story of Dinah, the only daughter of the patriarch Jacob, recounts an episode in which she goes out to see the “daughters of the land” but is raped, seduced, and/or abducted by Shechem, a Hivite prince, who subsequently falls in …

2015年1月4日 · Dinah’s role story turns around the first four verses of chapter 34 of Genesis. It is clear from the text that Dinah was violated. In verse two it says, “He saw her, Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land; and he took her; he lay with her; and he humbled her.”

Dinah is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis. She is the daughter of Jacob and Leah, making her a member of the patriarchal family that plays a central role in the narrative of the Israelites. Her account is primarily found in Genesis 34, which details a …

Dinah, a princess in the house of Jacob, was violated and afflicted. In the beginning of this frightening story, Dinah is introduced to us as the daughter of Leah, a fact we already know. And the fact that Jacob is her father seems almost incidental: …