BIBLE NAMES REVEALED | DINAH

1. Bible Names Revealed

a) The Bible is an historic record of real people and places. Learn who's who, their relationships, and the meaning of their names.

2. Dinah

a) Meaning: judged; vindicated.

b) daughter of Jacob by Leah, and sister of Simeon and Levi (Genesis 30:21).

c) She was seduced by Shechem, the son of Hamor, the Hivite chief, when Jacob’s camp was in the neighborhood of Shechem. This led to the terrible revenge of Simeon and Levi in putting the Shechemites to death (Genesis 34). Jacob makes frequent reference to this deed of blood with abhorrence and regret (Genesis 34:30; 49:5-7). 

d) She is mentioned among the rest of Jacob’s family that went down into Egypt (Genesis 46:8, 15). 

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