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In the Book of Genesis, Dinah ( / ˈdaɪnə /; Hebrew: דִּינָה, Modern: Dīna, Tiberian: Dīnā, 'judged'; 'vindicated') was the seventh child and only daughter of Leah and Jacob.
10 Dinah Facts You Should Know. By Menachem Posner. Art by Sefira Lightstone. 1. She Was the Daughter of Jacob and Leah. Scripture tells us that Jacob’s four wives bore 12 sons. After we read of the birth of 10 sons (six of whom were born to Leah), 1 we are told, “And afterward, [Leah] bore a daughter, and she named her Dinah .” 2.
Dinah is the only daughter of the patriarch Jacob—at least the only one named (others are mentioned in Genesis 37:35 and Genesis 46:15, perhaps including granddaughters). Her mother Leah bore her after six sons and named her “Dinah” (Genesis 30:21), meaning “her judgment,” although no explanation for her name is given in the biblical ...
Jun 8, 2024 · The story of Jacob's daughter Dinah is one of the darkest tales of the Old Testament, containing a terrible account of assault and revenge. Why is this story included in the first place? Lori Stanley Roeleveld. Contributing Writer. Updated Jun 08, 2024. Much has been written about Jacob’s 12 sons. Joseph even has his own Broadway musical.
Dinah, a princess in the house of Jacob, was violated and afflicted. In the beginning of this frightening story, Dinah is introduced to us as the daughter of Leah, a fact we already know. And the fact that Jacob is her father seems almost incidental: “Dinah, the daughter of Leah whom she bore to Jacob.”.
Dinah means judged or judgement. She was the daughter of Jacob by Leah. She was seduced by Shechem, the son of Hamor, the Hivite chief, when Jacob's camp was in the neighbourhood of Shechem.
Dinah, in the Old Testament (Genesis 30:21; 34; 46:15), daughter of Jacob by Leah; Dinah was abducted and raped near the city of Shechem, by Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite (the Hivites were a Canaanitish people). Because Shechem then wished to marry Dinah, Hamor suggested to Jacob that their two.
Jun 23, 2021 · In Brief. The story of Dinah, the only daughter of the patriarch Jacob, recounts an episode in which she goes out to see the “daughters of the land” but is raped, seduced, and/or abducted by Shechem, a Hivite prince, who subsequently falls in love with and wishes to marry her.
Dinah is the only (mentioned) daughter of Jacob, the youngest child of Leah. Dinah only appears three times in the entire Hebrew Bible; in Gen 34, her birth announcement in Gen 30:21, and Jacob’s genealogy in Gen 46:15.
DINAH (Heb. דִּינָה), the daughter of *Jacob and his wife *Leah (Gen. 30:21). Of her life, the Bible records only that during her family's stay in the vicinity of *Shechem, she was raped by Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite.
