![]() ![]() He submits to what was then a very humiliating request in order to marry Dinah,” she says. Driven by Shechem’s persuasions, the men agree to do so, and while they are physically recovering, Dinah’s brothers slaughter the city in revenge.Īlthough the episode is sometimes read as a rape, Diamant saw something else in the story. ![]() His later request to marry her results in her brothers’ demands that the males of the entire city circumcise themselves. Dinah, the daughter of the patriarch Jacob and his first wife Leah, is violated by a city ruler, Shechem. If you’re struggling to remember Dinah’s story, that’s likely because there’s not a lot there. Diamant, the book’s author, has faced accusations of blasphemy for her imaginative departure from the events of Genesis 34. Attempts to convey Biblical narratives many times result in strong reactions and critique: either the adaptations aren’t true to the source material, or the characters aren’t behaving like good Biblical characters should. When Hollywood ventures into sacred waters, Christians often aren’t excited about the result. ![]()
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