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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:1

Genesis 34:1. Dinah, the daughter of Leah, went out From her father’s house into the city, out of curiosity, there being then, as Josephus asserts, ( Ant., lib. 50. c. 20,) a great concourse of people to a feast. It does not appear that she asked, much less obtained, her father’s consent in this: but, to gratify her foolish fancy, put herself out of his protection, and exposed both herself and others to temptation, and that among persons who had no fear of God to restrain them from the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:2

Genesis 34:2. Shechem took her, and defiled her Hebrew, humbled her. “The word,” says Bishop Kidder, “intimates his violence, as well as her dissent.” Young women may learn from this to be “chaste, keepers at home,” (Titus 2:5,) which qualities have a closer connection than many are willing to believe. They that are fond of going abroad, and intermixing in company with persons of whose piety and good conduct they have no proof, often expose their virtue to a snare. From what... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:3

Genesis 34:3. He spake kindly unto the damsel Desiring not only to comfort her after the ignominy he had brought upon her, but to conciliate her mind, and get her consent to marry him, that he might thereby repair, as far as possible, the injury he had done her. So that, though his behaviour had been very sinful in the first action; yet in the sequel it was honest and noble, and such as may fill with confusion of face too many who, with the utmost baseness, act a very different part. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:5

Genesis 34:5. His (Jacob’s) sons were in the field Probably at a very considerable distance; for it was usual to drive their flocks many miles for pasture. Jacob held his peace till they were come Oppressed with grief and shame, on account of his daughter’s disgrace, and being unable to determine himself what steps it would be best to take, he waits for their coming and advice. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 34:1-31

Back in Canaan (33:18-35:15)From Succoth Jacob later moved with his household across the Jordan River into Canaan itself and settled in Shechem. By buying a piece of land, he gained permanent possession of part of the land God had promised to him and his descendants (18-20; cf. 23:1-20; 28:1-5).When the son of a local headman raped Jacob’s daughter Dinah, the headman suggested to Jacob that his son marry Dinah, and that Jacob’s sons marry the local Canaanite women (34:1-12). Jacob’s sons agreed... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 34:1

daughter of Leah. Compare Genesis 30:21 , and own sister of Simeon and Lev 29:33 , Lev 29:34 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 34:2

defiled. Hebrew humbled. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 34:3

his soul = himself. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part). App-6 , Hebrew. nephesh. kindly. Hebrew on her heart (as though making an impression on it). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 34:1-7

"And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her. And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 34:1

Genesis 34:1. And Dinah the daughter of Leah, &c.— See note on Gen 34:18 of the preceding chapter. Though we cannot ascertain the exact time of this fact, it must have been at least seven or eight years after Jacob's return to Canaan, as his sons were grown up to manhood. It has been supposed that Dinah's curiosity to see the daughters of the land was raised, especially by a festival which they were celebrating: Josephus asserts this. See Ant. lib. l. c. 20. The word rendered defiled in Gen... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 34:1-31

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 34:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 34:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 34:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 34:1-7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 34:1

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