Genesis 34:6 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Hamor, who was Shechem's father, went out to Jacob to talk with him.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows Hamor going to speak with Jacob, likely to discuss what happened between his son Shechem and Jacob's daughter Dinah.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs after Shechem (a Canaanite prince) had violated Dinah, Jacob's daughter, in the previous verses. In ancient Near Eastern culture, such matters required formal negotiation between the fathers of the families involved. Hamor was both Shechem's father and the ruler of the city that bore his son's name.

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And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, 'Get this young woman for me as my wife.'

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Jacob's sons responded to Shechem and his father Hamor with deception and lies, because Shechem had sexually violated their sister Dinah.

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