# Shechem #

## Facts: ##

Shechem was a town in Canaan located about 40 miles north of Jerusalem. Shechem was also the name of a man in the Old Testament.

* The town of Shechem was where Jacob settled after being reconciled to his brother Esau.
* Jacob bought land from the sons of Hamor the Hivite in Shechem. This land later became his family burial ground and the place where his sons buried him.
* Hamor's son Shechem raped Jacob's daughter Dinah, resulting in Jacob's sons killing all the men in the town of Shechem.

(Translation suggestions: [Hamor](../other/hamor.md)

(See also: [Canaan](../other/canaan.md), [Esau](../other/esau.md), [Hamor](../other/hamor.md), [Hivite](../other/hivite.md), [Jacob](../other/jacob.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Acts 07:14-16](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/14)
* [Genesis 12:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/gen/12/06)
* [Genesis 33:18-20](rc://en/tn/help/gen/33/18)
* [Genesis 37:12-14](rc://en/tn/help/gen/37/12)

## Word Data:##

* Strong's: H7928, H7930