Book 8, Act 3 & Book 9
Lecture 22
book 8, act 3
Scene 1: The Defilement of Dinah (33:18-34:31)
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Structure
o takes place in Canaan on the o
of Shechem
o some time after Jacob l
Paddan-Aram
o 2v
acts form the heart of this scene
 the r
of Dinah
 the r
rape of the city
o the plot t
 between Jacob’s f
and the Shechemites
 between Jacob and his s
Comparison and Contrast
o Hamor talks r
to his father – Jacob’s sons s
their father
o the fathers in both families fail to give l
o unity among Hamor and Shechem contrasted to a
between
Jacob and his sons
o the p
of Jacob
 appears indifferent to d
of Dinah
 offers no r
or appropriate action
o the s
and noninvolvement of Jacob contrasted to the hostility of
their sons
Chronology
o the reader has to infer the a
of the children in this incident
o could not have been immediately after Jacob’s a
 Dinah at best could have only been
(30:19-21; 32:41)
 the children are “t
” when they arrive in Shechem (33;13)
o J
and Dinah are close to the same age (30:21-24)
o Joseph was 17 when he was sold into s
o Dinah a
15-16
o sons of Jacob a
16-22 years old
The O
of God
o Jacob should have pushed on to Bethel to fulfill his v
o decided to s
near the sensuous Canaanites
o Jacob pays a large p
for not fulfilling his vow
Dinah
o left unchaperoned which is an i
and imprudent act (34:1)
o possible that she went to be s
o her r
to this incident is left blank
o she is v
as:
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an object of p
to Shechem
ab
chip to Hamor
a source of m
outrage on her behalf by her brothers
passive indifference by her f
Scene 2: Israel Fulfills His Vow at Bethel (35:1-15)
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Structure
o scene consists of two incidents
 Jacob’s r
to Bethel
 the r
of the covenant at Bethel
o scenes are d
by the death notice of Deborah (35:8)
Comparison and Contrast
o fulfills Isaac’s b
on Jacob (28:3-4)
o compares with the original t
at Bethel (35:1,7)
 God is called by the r
term ‘el
 r
provision of the Abrahamic covenant
 Jacob worships after b
 filled with f
after the first but not after the second
 first names the altar based on the p
(Bethel) now he names the
site for the God who appeared to him (El-Bethel)
o coheres with the Abrahamic c
 the same o
: “Lord/God appeared” (17:1; 35:9)
 the same f
: God “appeared” and “went up” (17:1; 35:9; 17:22;
35:13)
 the same d
title: “God Almighty” (17:1; 35:11)
 names c
: Abram to Abraham (17:5); Jacob to Israel (35:10)
 similar phrases and p
:
 to be exceedingly f
 to c
of a community of peoples
 k
to come from their own loins
 l
to the descendants
o Jacob’s wrestling with the a
of God (32:22-32)
 in both Jacob’s n
is changed to Israel and he is blessed
 God encounters Jacob d
, not as an angel
 name is not merely changed but p
 the first incident o
the promised land, the second within it
o the death and b
of Deborah (35:8)
 Rebekah’s n
 its mention is r
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follows the n
of Esau (35:7) reminding the reader of
27:43-45
the expectation would be the notice of Rebekah’s d
the omission of Rebekah’s obituary demonstrates a lack of h
to her
Scene 3: Births and Deaths (35:16-29)
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provides the c
to Act 3 and Book 8
bound together by Jacob’s t
o Ephrath (35:16-20)
o Migdal Eder (35:21-22a)
o H
(35:27-29)
by the end of this scene Jacob has l
his father, mother, and his dearest wife
prepares for Book 10 which involves the next g
presents genealogy of Jacob’s sons according to primogeniture r
(35:22b-26)
o opens with the birth of the y
son Benjamin
o the second event is the misdeed of the e
son Reuben
 by d
Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, she cannot become
the chief wife
 could also be his attempt to seize l
o Leah’s first 3 sons have d
themselves
o next in line is either J
, fourth son of Leah, or Joseph, first son of
Rachel
comparisons between the d
of Abraham and Isaac
o their a
at death (25:7; 35:28)
o the s
of events
 expired, died, gathered to their f
, buried at good old age
 25:8; 35:29
o burials by two sons of principal w
(25:9; 35:29)
o the l
at Mamre (25:9; 35:27)
this scene provides important information for the interpretation of Book 10 where God
will p
Judah for kingship
book 9
The Account of Esau’s Descendants
(36:1-37:1)
Theme
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t
accounts of Esau’s genealogy
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shows the transition of Esau’s descendants from t
arrangement to designated
kingship
 God o
himself to subjugate Edom to Israel
o Esau’s g
is suggested
o strengthened by the king l
when there was no king in Israel
o God will raise up an even greater Israel able to r
Edom
 Israel must commit itself to a life of f
in God and in His promises
Comparison and Contrast
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both the genealogies of Ishmael and Esau follow immediately after the obituaries of their
f
the rejected line is presented before the e
line
both Ishmael and Esau are sons under b
The Genealogies
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The F
o
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o
The S
o
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o
o
Account
p
a one-generation segmented genealogy
those born in C
probably of M
origin
Account
framed by the inclusio, “Esau the father of the E
”
consists of two three-generation segmented genealogies
those born in S
added no earlier than the time D
conquered Edom
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