“Genesis 34: Vengeful Acts of Jacob’s Sons,” Old Testament Seminary Student Study Guide (2002), 33
“Genesis 34,” Old Testament Seminary Student Study Guide, 33
Vengeful Acts of Jacob’s Sons
The last part of Genesis 33 says that Jacob settled for a time in an area called Shechem. Genesis 34 tells the story of how a man named Shechem forced Dinah, Jacob’s daughter, to have sexual relations with him. This angered Dinah’s brothers. Two of them, Simeon and Levi, carried out a plan that resulted in the death of Shechem and other men of his city. Jacob was very upset about their vengeful actions.