Person

Dinah

Name means
judgment; who judges
Lived
born c. 1749 BC
Mentioned
8 verses · first in Genesis 30:21

Family

About Dinah

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).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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  1. 1749 BCBirth of DinahGenesis 30:21
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