Genesis 34 in the early church
39 passages quote, allude to, or echo Genesis 34, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 6 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 30 · 31
Genesis 34:1
Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:1 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 34:1–29 | Demonstration 14.40 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Gen 34:1–29 | On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 10 · Lucifer of Cagliari | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Gen 34:1 | Letter 107.6 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Gen 34:1 | On the Duties of the Clergy 1.25 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| Gen 34:1–12 | Genesis, lines 1049–1074 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
| Gen 34:1–31 | Commonitorium 1.331–360 · Orientius of Auch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 420-450 |
Genesis 34:2
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:2 | The Instructor 3.2.14 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Gen 34:2 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXVI (on Deut 27) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Gen 34:2 | Homilies on Numbers 11.7 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Gen 34:2 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.21.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 34:2 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 34:2 | Bordeaux Pilgrim 588 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 333 |
| Gen 34:2 | Letter 22.25 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Gen 34:2 | Eleven Tractates 10.139 · Priscillian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–385 |
| Gen 34:2 | On Jacob and the Happy Life 2.32 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Gen 34:2 | On the Duties of the Clergy 2.5 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
Genesis 34:6
Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:6 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
Genesis 34:13
But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:13 | On the Blessings of the Patriarchs 10 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-392 |
Genesis 34:14
“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:14 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 34:14 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
Genesis 34:15
We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:15 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
Genesis 34:25
Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:25 | The Instructor 3.2.14 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Gen 34:25 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XXVI (on Deut 27) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
| Gen 34:25 | Against Celsus 4.46 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Gen 34:25 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.21.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 34:25 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 34:25 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 34:25 | On Jacob and the Happy Life 1.7 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Gen 34:25 | On Jacob and the Happy Life 2.32 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Gen 34:25 | On the Blessings of the Patriarchs 10 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-392 |
| Gen 34:25–30 | Genesis, lines 1075–1099 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Genesis 34:26
They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:26 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 34:26 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
Genesis 34:27
Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:27 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.22.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
Genesis 34:30
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:30 | Letter 84.7 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Gen 34:30 | On Jacob and the Happy Life 1.7 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Gen 34:30 | On Jacob and the Happy Life 2.32 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
Genesis 34:31
But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 34:31 | On the Blessings of the Patriarchs 11 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-392 |