Old Testament
Dinah
The daughter of Jacob and Leah whose defilement by Shechem led to a violent confrontation by her brothers.
Dinah is the only daughter of Jacob mentioned by name in the Genesis narrative. Her abduction and defilement by Shechem, son of Hamor, served as the catalyst for a brutal act of vengeance by her brothers Simeon and Levi. This event highlights the complex tribal tensions and moral conflicts surrounding Jacob's family during their sojourn in Canaan.
In the text
- Verses
- 8
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Genesis 30:21
- Last appears
- Genesis 46:15
Where Dinah appears
8 verses · 3 chaptersIn the same books
- Ephron10 versesA Hittite landowner who sold the cave of Machpelah to Abraham for the burial of Sarah.
- Mamre10 versesAn Amorite chieftain who was an ally of Abram and provided land for his encampment near Hebron.
- Laban45 versesThe brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel who became Jacob's father-in-law and employer.
- Leah32 versesThe eldest daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, who became the mother of six of Israel's twelve tribes.
- Rebekah30 versesThe wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, instrumental in fulfilling God's promise to Abraham.
- Hagar12 versesAn Egyptian handmaid to Sarah who bore Ishmael to Abraham and experienced God's provision in the wilderness.
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