Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

Michael,

Don't forget that at that time Dinah was probably 10-12 years old. It  
is also possible that $KEM the son of XAMOR was at that time much  
older [in spite of the fact that he is referred to later as HA-NA 
(AR], possibly already married to several wives and with a good  
number of children. The bible says [Genesis 34:1] that he saw her,  
took her, lay with her and tormented her, implying that he violated  
her in some cruel, nasty and spiteful manner.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jul 16, 2007, at 2:29 PM, <michaelabernat9001 AT sbcglobal.net>  
<michaelabernat9001 AT sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I just found a reference to an article in Beth Mikra by Mayer  
> Gruber volume 157, that argued that Genesis 34:2 refers to  
> premarital sex and not rape. Any comments?
> Sincerely,
> Michael Abernathy
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