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They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem`s house, and went away.
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Religion as a Weapon
Commentators strongly condemn Simeon and Levi for using the sacred covenant sign of circumcision as a tool for deception and revenge. Matthew Henry warns that those who act wickedly under the pretext of religion are its worst enemies, and Albert Barnes calls the act a 'heinous aggravation' of their offense.
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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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword Whom they had been…
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