Thematic Bible: Procured
Thematic Bible
Wife » Procured
And Shechem said to Hamor, his father, Get me this girl for my wife. Now Jacob had word of what Shechem had done to his daughter; but his sons were in the fields with the cattle, and Jacob said nothing till they came. Then Hamor, the father of Shechem, came out to have a talk with Jacob. read more.
Now the sons of Jacob came in from the fields when they had news of it, and they were wounded and very angry because of the shame he had done in Israel by having connection with Jacob's daughter; and they said, Such a thing is not to be done. But Hamor said to them, Shechem, my son, is full of desire for your daughter: will you then give her to him for a wife? And let our two peoples be joined together; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. Go on living with us, and the country will be open to you; do trade and get property there.
Now the sons of Jacob came in from the fields when they had news of it, and they were wounded and very angry because of the shame he had done in Israel by having connection with Jacob's daughter; and they said, Such a thing is not to be done. But Hamor said to them, Shechem, my son, is full of desire for your daughter: will you then give her to him for a wife? And let our two peoples be joined together; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. Go on living with us, and the country will be open to you; do trade and get property there.
And Judah took a wife for his first son Er, and her name was Tamar.
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