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# Shechem, Shechem's
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## 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](../names/hamor.md)
(See also: [Canaan](../names/canaan.md), [Esau](../names/esau.md), [Hamor](../names/hamor.md), [Hivite](../names/hivite.md), [Jacob](../names/jacob.md))
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## 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 33:19](rc://en/tn/help/gen/33/19)
* [Genesis 37:13](rc://en/tn/help/gen/37/13)
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## Word Data:
* Strong's: H7928, H7930
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