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7 The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing must not be done.

Passage themes

The brothers' outrage — they were very wroth
A disgrace in Israel — he had wrought folly in Israel
A forbidden act — which thing ought not to be done

Notes and references

34:7 ch. 49:7
34:7 Josh. 7:15; Judg. 20:6
34:7 ver. 31; ch. 20:9; 2 Sam. 13:12

Events in this chapter

34.1 — Viol Dina, vengeance, mais promesse renouvelée à Bethel

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Le premier signe d'alliance L'arc-en-ciel apparaît pour la première fois dans la Bible comme un signe d'alliance : Dieu le place dans le ciel après le déluge pour promettre qu'il ne détruira plus jamais la terre par les eaux (Genèse 9:13-15).

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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