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Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.
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A Father's Calculated Silence
Commentators explain that Jacob's silence was not indifference but a complex reaction. It stemmed from profound grief, as well as cautious prudence. Being a stranger and outnumbered by the local Hivites, he wisely waited for his sons to return so he could seek their counsel and have their support before taking any action.
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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 Jacob heard. Moses inserts a single verse concerning the silent sorrow of Jacob. We know that those who have not been accustomed to re…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jacob heard that he has defiled Dinah his daughter That is, that Shechem had defiled her; the report of this was…
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…
