Judged; vindicated, daughter of Jacob by Leah, and sister of Simeon and Levi (Gen. 30:21). She was seduced by Shechem, the son of Hamor, the Hivite chief, when Jacob’s camp was in the neighbourhood of Shechem. This led to the terrible revenge of Simeon and Levi in putting the Shechemites to death (Gen. 34). Jacob makes frequent reference to this deed of blood with abhorrence and regret (Gen. 34:30; 49:5-7). She is mentioned among the rest of Jacob’s family that went down into Egypt (Gen. 46:8, 15).
Person
Dinah
- Name means
- judgment; who judges
- Lived
- born c. 1749 BC
- Mentioned
- 8 verses · first in Genesis 30:21
Family
About Dinah
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
On the timeline
- 1749 BCBirth of DinahGenesis 30:21
Every mention
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.