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Dinah

Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, was raped by Shechem, leading to a violent confrontation between her brothers and the Shechemites.

The name Dinah means “judgment; who judges”

FemaleJacob's daughterEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament1 book9 verses

Summary

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 30:21; only referred to as Dinah (דִּינָה); daughter of Israel and Leah; a sister of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun; half-sister of: Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Joseph and Benjamin.

Events

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Glossary entries

Dinah

Family members

Father

Israel

Mother

Leah

Siblings

Asher Benjamin Dan Gad Issachar Joseph Judah Levi Naphtali Reuben Simeon Zebulun

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Dinah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Genesis 30:21
    After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
  2. Genesis 34:1
    Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
  3. Genesis 34:2Referred to, not named
    When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
  4. Genesis 34:3
    And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.
  5. Genesis 34:5
    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 34:13
    But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
  7. Genesis 34:25
    Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
  8. Genesis 34:26
    They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
  9. Genesis 46:15
    These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.