From 899b75b02673bec19fa1aac69a78fe6c695e51e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Belcher Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 20:58:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'bible/other/shechem.md' --- bible/other/shechem.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/bible/other/shechem.md b/bible/other/shechem.md index c4e93ff5..7b857c1d 100644 --- a/bible/other/shechem.md +++ b/bible/other/shechem.md @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ ## Facts: ## -Shechem is a town in Canaan located about 40 miles north of Jerusalem. Shechem is also the name of a man in the Old Testament. +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 is where Jacob settled after being reconciled to his brother Esau. -* Jacob bought land from the sons of Hamor the Hivite in Shechem, which later became his family burial ground and where Jacob's sons buried him. -* Hamor's son Shechem raped Jacob's daughter Dinah, which resulted in Jacob's sons killing all the men in the town of Shechem. +* 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)