Hamor in the Bible

Meaning: an ass; clay; dirt

Exact Match

And he bought the portion of the field where he had spread his tent, of the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred kesitahs.

Verse ConceptsProperty, LandSilverTentsReal EstateLarge Denominations

And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofAdultery, Examples OfRulersRape

And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.

Verse ConceptsMen And Women Who LovedGiving In Marriagehumor

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spoke because he had defiled Dinah their sister --

Verse ConceptsRapePeople Being PollutedNamed SistersThose Who Deceivedhumor

And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

Verse ConceptsBusiness At The Gateway

And all that went out at the gate of his city hearkened to Hamor and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised all that went out at the gate of his city.

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Making AgreementsBusiness At The GatewayConsent

And Hamor and Shechem his son they slew with the edge of the sword; and took Dinah out of Shechem's house; and went out.

Verse ConceptsTaking Other People

Thematic Bible



Then he bought a parcel of land for 100 pieces of silver from the descendants of Hamor, Shechem's father. He pitched his tent there,

They also buried the bones of Joseph, which the Israelis brought up from Egypt, in the parcel of ground at Shechem that Jacob had purchased from the descendants of Shechem's father Hamor, for 100 pieces of silver. It became part of the inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.

Then Ebed's son Gaal remarked, "Who is this Abimelech? And who is Shechem? Should we serve him? Isn't he Jerubbaal's son? Isn't Zebul his lieutenant? Serve the men of Hamor, Shechem's ancestor but why are we serving him?


I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took back Dinah from Shechem's house, and left.


They were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought at a high price from Hamor's descendants in Shechem.


References

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