Shechem
the name means ridge Strong's Lexicon
Shechem, founder of a Hivite city where Jacob's daughter Dinah was raped.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Shoulder. (1.) The son of Hamor the Hivite (Gen. 33:19; 34).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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First named at Genesis 33:19.
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Verses that name Shechem
- 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.
- 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.
- Genesis 34:4 So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
- Genesis 34:6 Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
- Genesis 34:8 But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
- Genesis 34:11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
- Genesis 34:13 But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
- Genesis 34:18 Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
- Genesis 34:20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
- 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.
- Genesis 34:26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.