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The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
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Deceit Born of Rage
Commentators are unanimous that the sons of Jacob acted with "guile" or deceit. Scholars note the original Hebrew word implies wicked cunning, not wisdom. Their response was fueled by intense rage and a desire for revenge over the violation of their sister, Dinah, leading them to devise a treacherous plan because they were outnumbered.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This chapter records the rape of Dinah and the revenge of her brothers.
(Genesis 34:1–5)
Dinah went out to see the daught…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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16th Century
Protestant
And the sons of Jacob answered. The beginning of their treacherous course is described here. For they, being enraged rather than simply an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor deceitfully , &c.] Proposing the marriage of their sister on terms …
Young people, especially females, are never safer or better off than under the care of pious parents. Their own ignorance, and the flattery and dec…
