Dinah 底拿

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Dinah 底拿

图片说明： Simeon and Levi, brothers of Dinah, prepares to revenge
图片版权： V. Gilbert and Arlisle F. Beers

圣经经文

创世记 30：21

意思

这个名字在希伯来语里表示“审判”。在旧约里，底拿是雅各和他第一任妻子利亚所生的女儿。底拿在示剑城受到当地主人的儿子示剑的玷辱。示剑希望娶底拿并且愿意给雅各和他的儿子们一笔可观的聘金。雅各的两个儿子西缅和利未為了復仇,骗示剑家所有的男丁接受割礼，然後手持刀剑杀了示剑家所有男丁，并掠夺了示剑城。雅各得知了他儿子们的罪行后预言他们惨重的后果将会来临。

性别

女

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Keywords

Dinah Jacob judge Leah Levi Shechem Simeon

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