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Genesis 34 : Slaughter of Shechem
One day Dinah goes out to meet some Canaanite women. Shechem sees her, takes her to his place and rapes her. He finds her so attractive that he cannot forget her. He asks his father to speak to Jacob.
Shechem's father Hamor goes to Jacob to talk to him about giving Dinah in marriage to Shechem and also to form a pact of intermarriage. Jacob's sons are furious when they hear that their sister was disgraced. But since they are living in the land of Shechem and are smaller in number, they don't do anything immediately. They scheme a plan in their minds.
Jacob's sons tell Hamor that unless they are circumcised, they will not be able to intermarry. Hamor , his son Shechem and all the townsmen agree to this and get circumcised.
While all the men are sore from circumcision, Rueben and Levi, go into their tents stealthily and kill all the men. They also loot the town and take possession of cattle and all the valuables. They also captured women and children.
Jacob heard this and was alarmed. He was afraid that the neighboring towns may attack them because of this. Rueben and Levi answered that it was justified since Shechem had disgraced their sister.
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