Genesis 34:23
And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, will be ours, if only we will acquiesce to this, and so, in living together, will form one people.”
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24And they all agreed to circumcise every one of the males.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:12Let us swallow him alive, like Hell, and whole, like one descending into the pit.
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man shall be greatly praised. But whoever rushes to become rich will not be innocent.
John 6:26Jesus answered them and said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you seek me, not because you have seen signs, but because you have eaten from the bread and were satisfied.
1 Timothy 6:6But piety with sufficiency is great gain.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:19-25
18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives,… Read the whole commentary →