Genesis 34:5 (WEB)
Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.
Fathers and councils · 2
“What moderation so true as his, who acted with such moderation as regards time and place, as to prefer to hide his daughter’s shame rather than to avenge himself?” — editor's note: Gen. xxxiv. 5.
Read the whole comment“Was not Jacob blessed who, leaving his father’s house, endured exile as a shepherd for pay, and mourned for the violated chastity of his daughter, and suffered hunger?” — editor's note: Gen. xxxiv. 5.
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.25.