).
             Hamor and his son, Shechem, convince the other Amorite men that it will
             be to their benefit to allow Jacob's family to live in their land, which is
             large enough to accommodate them all and the family, peaceful and fruitful
             enough to stay. Then they present the condition of circumcision to the
             other men and the men agree and leave the gates of their city to Jacob's
             Jacob's sons, especially Simeon and Levi, betray the Amorite men by
             taking advantage of their sore condition after submitting to circumcision
             and killing them with a sword. They also take Dinah and the material
             possessions of the Amorites with them out of the city. They make captives
             out of the women, children and the weak Amorites. Their father becomes
             irate and worried and scolds his sons for the consequences of this decision
             on his reputation and security against the people of that land, especially
             the Canaanites and Perizzites, who outnumber his family. But his sons
             insist that they cannot allow the Amori
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