Shechem

Shechem (Person)

Father

Hamor

• שְׁכֶם·Shechem

Includes 9 verses that refer to Shechem 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 34:3Referred to, not named
   And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.
4. Genesis 34:4
   So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
5. Genesis 34:5Referred to, not named
   Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.
6. Genesis 34:6
   Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
7. Genesis 34:7Referred to, not named
   When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
8. Genesis 34:8
   But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
9. Genesis 34:11
   Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
10. Genesis 34:12Referred to, not named
    Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”
11. Genesis 34:13
    But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
12. Genesis 34:14Referred to, not named
    “We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
13. Genesis 34:15Referred to, not named
    We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
14. Genesis 34:16Referred to, not named
    Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.
15. Genesis 34:17Referred to, not named
    But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”
16. Genesis 34:18
    Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
17. Genesis 34:20
    So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
18. 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.
19. Genesis 34:26
    They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
20. Genesis 34:31Referred to, not named
    But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”