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# Shechem #
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## Facts: ##
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Shechem is a town in Canaan located about 40 miles north of Jerusalem. Shechem is also the name of a man in the Old Testament.
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* The town of Shechem is where Jacob settled after being reconciled to his brother Esau.
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* Jacob bought land from the sons of Hamor the Hivite in Shechem, which later became his family burial ground and where Jacob's sons buried him.
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* Hamor's son Shechem raped Jacob's daughter Dinah, which resulted in Jacob's sons killing all the men in the town of Shechem.
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(Translation suggestions: [hamor](../other/hamor.md)
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(See also: [canaan](../other/canaan.md), [esau](../other/esau.md), [hamor](../other/hamor.md), [hivite](../other/hivite.md), [jacob](../other/jacob.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Acts 07:14-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/07/14)
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* [Genesis 12:6-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/12/06)
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* [Genesis 33:18-20](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/33/18)
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* [Genesis 37:12-14](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/37/12)
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