Genesis 34:13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
Genesis 34:14 And they said unto them, we cannot do this thing to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us. 15 But in this will we consent unto you: If you will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised…. Now, in speaking of actions of revenge, it has to be considered that every action would breed a reaction because after the initial dust has settled, there will be deep reflection on what has been done.
And it is often the case, where undue violence was meted for some real or imaginary wrong, those who meted out retaliation, would have to be constantly looking over their shoulders. Simeon and Levi did not stop to think through the repercussions of their violent acts of revenge, nor did they consider that they would be at risk, since the relatives of the slain may seek to get even…. 25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
As the old man Jacob thought about it, he trembled as he contemplated what the consequences might be, not to Simeon and Levi only, but to his entire family, for wherever revenge is indulged, and acted upon, there would be afterthoughts by those who were on the receiving end, and very often, revenge may produce, more dangerous mindsets.
Genesis 34:30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, you have troubled me, to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
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