Genesis 34:8

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Hamor told them. “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please let her marry him.

Cross References

Genesis 34:3

He became very fond of Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her.

Genesis 34:7

Jacob’s sons came in from the open country as soon as they heard the news. The men felt outraged and very angry because Shechem had committed such a godless act against Israel’s family by raping Jacob’s daughter. This shouldn’t have happened.

Genesis 34:9

Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take ours for yourselves.

1 Kings 11:2

They came from the nations about which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, “Never intermarry with them. They will surely tempt you to follow their gods.” But Solomon was obsessed with their love.

Job 7:2

Like a slave, he longs for shade. Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay.

Psalm 119:20

My soul is overwhelmed with endless longing for your regulations.

Psalm 63:1

O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.

Psalm 84:2

My soul longs and yearns for the Lord’s courtyards. My whole body shouts for joy to the living God.

Jeremiah 22:27

You will want to return to this land, but you won’t be allowed to come home.”