Genesis 34:30

New American Bible - revised edition

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: “You have brought trouble upon me by making me repugnant to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I have so few men that, if these people unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be wiped out.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:12

When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘She is his wife’; then they will kill me, but let you live.

Genesis 12:2

I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:6

Abram passed through the land as far as the sacred place at Shechem, by the oak of Moreh. The Canaanites were then in the land.

Genesis 13:7

There were quarrels between the herders of Abram’s livestock and the herders of Lot’s livestock. At this time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.

Genesis 34:2

When Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, the leader of the region, saw her, he seized her and lay with her by force.

Genesis 34:29

They carried off all their wealth, their children, and their women, and looted whatever was in the houses.

Genesis 34:31

But they retorted, “Should our sister be treated like a prostitute?”

Genesis 46:26

Jacob’s people who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, not counting the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons in all.

Genesis 46:27

Together with Joseph’s sons who were born to him in Egypt—two persons—all the people comprising the household of Jacob who had come to Egypt amounted to seventy persons in all.

2 Samuel 10:6

When the Ammonites realized that they were in bad odor with David, they sent for and hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zobah, as well as the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and twelve thousand men from Tob.

2 Samuel 16:21

Ahithophel replied to Absalom: “Go to your father’s concubines, whom he left behind to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears how odious you have made yourself to your father, all those on your side will take courage.”

1 Kings 11:25

Rezon was an adversary of Israel as long as Solomon lived, in addition to the harm done by Hadad, and he felt contempt for Israel. He became king over Aram. Ahijah Announces Jeroboam’s Kingship.

1 Kings 18:18

He answered, “It is not I who disturb Israel, but you and your father’s house, by forsaking the commands of the Lord and you by following the Baals.

1 Chronicles 16:12

Recall the wondrous deeds he has done, his signs, and his words of judgment,

1 Chronicles 16:19

When they were few in number, a handful, and strangers there,

1 Chronicles 19:6

When the Ammonites realized that they had put themselves in bad odor with David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Aram Naharaim, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.

1 Chronicles 2:7

The sons of Zimri: Carmi. The sons of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban.

Psalm 105:12

When they were few in number, a handful, and strangers there,

Exodus 5:21

and said to them, “The Lord look upon you and judge! You have made us offensive to Pharaoh and his servants, putting a sword into their hands to kill us.” Renewal of God’s Promise.

Proverbs 11:17

Kindly people benefit themselves, but the merciless harm themselves.

Proverbs 11:29

Those who trouble their household inherit the wind, and fools become slaves to the wise of heart.

Proverbs 15:27

The greedy tear down their own house, but those who hate bribes will live.

Deuteronomy 4:17

the form of any animal on the earth, the form of any bird that flies in the sky,

Deuteronomy 4:27

The Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and there shall remain but a handful of you among the nations to which the Lord will drive you.

Deuteronomy 7:7

It was not because you are more numerous than all the peoples that the Lord set his heart on you and chose you; for you are really the smallest of all peoples.

Joshua 7:25

Joshua said, “What misery have you caused us? May the Lord bring misery upon you today!” And all Israel stoned him to death. They burnt them with fire and they stoned them.

1 Samuel 13:4

Then all Israel heard the report, “Saul has struck the garrison of the Philistines! Israel has become odious to the Philistines!” Then the army was called up to Saul in Gilgal.

1 Samuel 16:2

But Samuel replied: “How can I go? Saul will hear of it and kill me.” To this the Lord answered: Take a heifer along and say, “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.”

1 Samuel 27:1

David said to himself: “I shall perish some day at the hand of Saul. I have no choice but to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up his continual search for me throughout the land of Israel, and I will be out of his reach.”

1 Samuel 27:12

Achish trusted David, thinking, “His people Israel must certainly detest him. I shall have him as my vassal forever.”