# Shechem #

## 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.

* 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.

(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](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/07/14)
* [Genesis 12:6-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/12/06)
* [Genesis 33:18-20](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/33/18)
* [Genesis 37:12-14](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/37/12)