Q&A Books/Genesis Truth Boosters/Genesis 34Chapter 34Genesis 347questionsQ1.Who were the Hivites mentioned in Genesis 34:2? What do we really know about them, and why are they significant in the Bible?Q2.Why couldn’t Shechem propose marriage to Dinah himself? Why was this handled by his father, and why would Dinah’s family even consider it after what he did to her?Q3.Why would Dinah even consider marrying the man who violated her? Wouldn’t she have wanted nothing to do with Shechem? What does the Bible say about her perspective, and how could her brothers’ reaction fit into God’s plan?Q4.Why does the Bible mention the gate of the city as the place where important decisions were made? What was so significant about this location, and why did they go there to discuss legal matters or treaties?Q5.Why would the Shechemites agree to circumcision so easily? Didn’t circumcision have a deep religious significance for the Israelites? Wasn’t this practice being misused, and why would Jacob’s sons even involve such a sacred rite in their plot for revenge?Q6.Why did Jacob’s sons kill all the men in the city of Shechem? Wouldn’t it have been enough to punish just Shechem for violating Dinah? Isn’t their retaliation excessive and unjustified?Q7.What happened to all the hostages Jacob’s sons took after they attacked Shechem? Did they enslave the women and children? And why didn’t Jacob stop them?
