Hamor

Bible Person · Also called: Emmor · Male

Who was Hamor?

He-ass, a Hivite from whom Jacob purchased the plot of ground in which Joseph was afterwards buried (Gen. 33:19). He is called “Emmor” in Acts 7:16. His son Shechem founded the city of that name which Simeon and Levi destroyed because of his crime in the matter of Dinah, Jacob’s daughter (Gen. 34:20). Hamor and Shechem were also slain (ver. 26).

Biography from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Family

Children: Shechem

Where Hamor appears in Scripture

Genesis 33:19
Genesis 34:2
Genesis 34:4
Genesis 34:6
Genesis 34:8
Genesis 34:13
Genesis 34:18
Genesis 34:20
Genesis 34:24
Genesis 34:26
Joshua 24:32
Judges 9:28
Acts 7:16

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