When Jacob's sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter--a thing that should not be done. Cross References Genesis 34:6 Meanwhile, Shechem's father Hamor came to speak with Jacob. Genesis 34:8 But Hamor said to them, "My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. Deuteronomy 22:20 If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman's virginity can be found, Deuteronomy 22:21 she shall be brought to the door of her father's house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father's house. So you must purge the evil from among you. Joshua 7:15 The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.'" Judges 19:23 The owner of the house went out and said to them, "No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage. Judges 20:6 Then I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel's inheritance, because they had committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel. 2 Samuel 13:12 "No, my brother!" she cried. "Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! Jeremiah 29:23 For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD." Treasury of Scripture And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had worked folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter: which thing ought not to be done. were. Genesis 46:7 2 Samuel 13:21 wrought. Exodus 19:5,6 Deuteronomy 22:21 Joshua 7:15 thing. Genesis 20:9 Leviticus 4:2,13,27 Deuteronomy 23:17 |