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Genesis 34:1

Then Dinah, the daughter of Leah, went out to see the women of that region.

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In The King James Version

And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

In Context

2And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the leader of that land, had seen her, he fell in love with her. And so he seized her and slept with her, overwhelming the virgin by force.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:46And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob accepts a wife from the stock of this land, I would not be willing to live.”

Genesis 30:13And Leah said, “This one is for my happiness. Indeed, women will call me blessed.” Because of this, she called him Asher.

Genesis 46:15These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore, along with his daughter Dinah, in Mesopotamia of Syria. All the souls of her sons and daughters are thirty-three.

1 Timothy 5:13And being at the same time also idle, they learn to go from house to house, being not only idle, but also talkative and curious, speaking of things which do not concern them.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:1

At this chapter begins the story of Jacob's afflictions in his children, which were very great, and are recorded to show, 1. The vanity of this world. That which is dearest to us may prove our greatest vexation, and we may meet with the greatest crosses in those things of which we said, "This same shall comfort us." 2. The common griefs of good people. Jacob's children were circumcised, were well taught, and prayed for, and had very good examples set them; yet some of them proved very untoward. "The race is not to… Read the whole commentary →

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