Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Genesis Chapter 34
Overview
Gen 34:1, Dinah is ravished by Shechem; Gen 34:4, He sues to marry her; Gen 34:13, The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites; Gen 34:20, Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it; Gen 34:25, The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city; Gen 34:30, Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi.
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the daughter: Gen 26:34, Gen 27:46, Gen 28:6, Gen 30:13; Jer 2:36; Ti1 5:13; Tit 2:5
saw her: Gen 6:2, Gen 39:6, Gen 39:7; Jdg 14:1; Sa2 11:2; Job 31:1, Job 31:9; Pro 13:20; Mat 5:28
took her: Gen 20:2
defiled her: Heb. humbled her, Deu 21:14, Deu 22:24, Deu 22:29; Jdg 19:24, Jdg 19:25; Eze 22:10, Eze 22:11
kindly unto the damsel: Heb. to the heart of the damsel, Sa2 19:7; Ch2 30:22; Isa 40:2; Hos 2:14 *marg.
Gen 21:21; Jdg 14:2; Sa2 13:13
now his: Gen 30:35, Gen 37:13, Gen 37:14; Sa1 10:27, Sa1 16:11, Sa1 17:15; Sa2 13:22; Luk 15:25, Luk 15:29
wrought: Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6; Deu 22:21; Jos 7:15; Jdg 19:22-25, Jdg 20:6; Sa2 13:12, Sa2 13:13; Psa 93:5; Pro 7:7; Pe1 2:9
thing: Gen 20:9; Lev 4:2, Lev 4:13, Lev 4:27; Deu 23:17; Co1 6:18, Co1 10:8; Eph 5:3; Col 3:5; Ti1 5:13; Heb 13:4; Jam 3:10
The soul: Gen 34:3; Kg1 11:2; Psa 63:1, Psa 84:2, Psa 119:20
Gen 6:2, Gen 19:14, Gen 24:3, Gen 26:34, Gen 26:35, Gen 27:46; Deu 7:3
and the land: Gen 34:21-23, Gen 13:9, Gen 20:15, Gen 42:34, Gen 47:27
Ask me: On the practice of purchasing wives, Deut. Lam. Roque says, "Properly speaking, a young man who would marry must purchase his wife; and fathers among the Arabs are never so happy as when they have many daughters. They form part of the riches of the house. Accordingly, when a young man would treat with a person whose daughter he is inclined to marry, he says to him, 'Will you give me your daughter for fifty sheep, for six camels, or for a dozen cows?' according to the rank of her family, and the circumstances of him who desires to marry her."
dowry: Gen 24:53, Gen 29:18, Gen 31:41; Exo 22:16, Exo 22:17; Deu 22:28, Deu 22:29; Sa1 18:25-27; Sa2 3:14; Hos 3:2; Mat 14:17
deceitfully: Gen 25:27-34; Jdg 15:3; Sa2 13:23-29; Job 13:4, Job 13:7; Psa 12:2; Pro 12:13; Pro 12:18-20, Pro 24:28, Pro 24:29, Pro 26:24-26; Isa 59:13; Mic 7:2; Rom 12:19; Th1 5:15; Mat 28:13
uncircumcised: Gen 17:11; Jos 5:2-9; Sa1 14:6, Sa1 17:26, Sa1 17:36; Sa2 1:20, Sa2 15:7; Kg1 21:9; Mat 2:8, Mat 2:13, 23:1-39; Rom 4:11
because: Gen 29:20; Sol 8:6; Isa 62:4
honourable: Gen 41:20; Num 22:15; Sa1 22:14; Kg2 5:1; Ch1 4:9; Isa 3:3-5, Isa 5:13, Isa 23:8, Isa 23:9; Act 13:50, Act 17:12
the gate: Gen 22:17, Gen 23:10; Deu 17:5; Rut 4:1; Job 29:7; Pro 31:23; Amo 5:10, Amo 5:12, Amo 5:15; Zac 8:16
Pro 1:12, Pro 1:13, Pro 23:4, Pro 23:5, Pro 28:20; Joh 2:16, Joh 6:26, Joh 6:27; Act 19:24-26; Ti1 6:6-10
hearkened: In thus falling into this measure, the Shechemites must either have had great affection for their chief and his son, or have been under the influence of the most passive obedience. The petty princes of Asia have always been absolute and despotic; their subjects paying them the most prompt and blind obedience. The following instance will sufficiently illustrate and confirm this statement: Abu Thaher, chief of the Carmathians, about the year 930, with only 500 horse, went to lay siege to Bagdad. the khalif's general marched out to seize him; but before the attack, sent an officer to summon him to surrender. "How many men has the khalif's general?" said Abu Thaher; "30,000," replied the officer. "Among them all," says the Carmathian chief, "has he got three like mine?" Then ordering his followers to approach, he commanded one to stab himself, another to throw himself from a precipice, and a third to plunge into the Tigris. all three instantly obeyed, and perished! Then turning to the officer, he said, "He who has such troops need not value the number of his enemies!"
went out: Gen 23:10, Gen 23:18
every male: Gen 17:23; Isa 1:10-16; Mat 7:6; Rom 2:28, Rom 2:29; Co1 7:19
Simeon: Gen 29:33, Gen 29:34, Gen 49:5, Gen 49:7; Num 31:7, Num 31:17; Pro 4:16, Pro 6:34, Pro 6:35
edge: Heb. mouth, Deu 32:42; Sa2 2:26; Isa 31:8
spoiled: Est 9:10, Est 9:16; Ti1 6:10
they: Gen 34:2, Gen 34:31; Exo 2:14; Jos 7:1, Jos 7:21
Num 31:17; Deu 8:17, Deu 8:18; Job 1:15, Job 1:16, Job 20:5
Ye have: Gen 49:5-7; Jos 7:25; Kg1 18:18; Ch1 2:7; Pro 11:17, Pro 11:29, Pro 15:27
to stink: Exo 5:21; Sa1 13:4, Sa1 27:12; Ch1 19:6
and I being: Deu 4:17, Deu 7:7; Ch1 16:12; Psa 105:12
and I shall: Gen 12:2, Gen 12:12, Gen 28:13, Gen 28:14; Sa1 16:2, Sa1 27:1; Rom 4:18-20