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Hamor

Hamor, a Hivite prince, was the father and founder of Shechem and negotiated with Jacob's sons after Shechem's assault on Dinah.

The name Hamor means “an ass; clay; dirt”

MalePatriarchs eraOld & New Testaments4 books18 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 33:19; referred to as Hamor (חֲמוֹר) or Hamor (Ἐμμόρ); father of Shechem; founder of Shechem.

Glossary entries

Emmor Hamor

Family members

Children

Shechem Shechem

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 5 verses that refer to Hamor without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Genesis 33:19
    And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
  2. Genesis 34:2
    When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
  3. Genesis 34:4
    So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
  4. Genesis 34:6
    Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
  5. Genesis 34:8
    But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
  6. Genesis 34:9Referred to, not named
    Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.
  7. Genesis 34:10Referred to, not named
    You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”
  8. Genesis 34:13
    But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
  9. Genesis 34:18
    Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
  10. Genesis 34:20
    So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
  11. Genesis 34:21Referred to, not named
    “These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.
  12. Genesis 34:22Referred to, not named
    But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.
  13. Genesis 34:23Referred to, not named
    Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”
  14. Genesis 34:24
    All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.
  15. Genesis 34:26
    They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
  16. Joshua 24:32
    And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
  17. Judges 9:28
    Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
  18. Acts 7:16
    Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.