The only named daughter of Jacob, born to Leah. Her story in Genesis 34 recounts her violation by Shechem, prince of the local Hivites, which triggered a devastating act of revenge by her brothers Simeon and Levi. Though Dinah herself says nothing in the narrative, her story reveals the dangers faced by women in the ancient world and the explosive consequences of injustice.
After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.Genesis 30:21 · Berean Standard Bible
After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
Children born in rivalry and heartbreak. But these names — Reuben, Judah, Joseph — will become the twelve tribes of a nation.
Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly. So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.” Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were…
A story of violence and vengeance that's hard to read. It shows what happens when justice is taken into human hands.
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