Dinah

Hebrew origin

Dinah is Jacob and Leah's daughter; Genesis 34 recounts her violation by Shechem and the revenge taken by her brothers Simeon and Levi.

Family

Parents

Jacob

Yahweh names Jacob with Abraham and Isaac when he tells Moses to lead Israel to …

Leah

Leah is Laban's elder daughter and Jacob's first wife; in Genesis 49 Jacob recal…

Siblings

Reuben

Reuben is Jacob and Leah's firstborn; in Genesis 49 Jacob declares he will not b…

Simeon

Simeon is Jacob and Leah's second son; in Genesis 49 Jacob pairs him with Levi f…

Levi

Levi is Jacob and Leah's third son; Genesis 49 pairs him with Simeon for rage an…

Judah

Judah is Jacob and Leah's fourth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as a lion'…

Dan

Dan is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to govern his…

Naphtali

Naphtali is Jacob's son through Bilhah; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a swif…

Gad

Gad is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as one who wi…

Asher

Asher is Jacob's son through Zilpah; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him with rich f…

Issachar

Issachar is Jacob and Leah's fifth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a stro…

Zebulun

Zebulun is Jacob and Leah's sixth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him to live b…

Joseph

Joseph put Israel under oath to take his bones from Egypt; in Exodus 13 Moses ta…

Benjamin

Benjamin is Jacob and Rachel's youngest son; in Genesis 49 Jacob likens him to a…

Esau

Esau is Isaac's firstborn twin, also called Edom and ancestor of the Edomites; G…

Genesis 30:21
Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
Genesis 34:1
Dinah, who was Jacob's daughter by Leah, went out to visit some of the women of that region.
Genesis 34:2
Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, headman of the region, saw her, seized her and forced her to sleep with him.
Genesis 34:3
He was captivated by Dinah daughter of Jacob; he fell in love with the girl and tried to win her heart.
Genesis 34:26
They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, removed Dinah from Shechem's house and came away.
Genesis 46:15
These were the sons that Leah had borne to Jacob in Paddan-Aram, besides his daughter Dinah; in all, his sons and daughters numbered thirty-three.