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 purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money.

The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the part of the field that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money. So it became the inheritance of the tribe of Joseph.

Gaal son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul the deputy he appointed? Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve Abimelech?


O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, took Dinah from Shechem's house, and left.


and their bones were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.


References

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