Life has not treated Jacob well. As a young man he was forced to flee from home. In the wilderness he met God and was afraid. Then he was tricked and embarrassed by Laban. He fled Laban. At Peniel he wrestled with God and limped away. Before and after that he agonized over meeting Esau. And now his one beloved daughter, Dinah, is violated. The tragic event is comparable to one in David’s life. He too has many sons, but only one daughter, Tamar, who is also sexually violated (2 Samuel 13). The criminal is Shechem, son of Hamor. He is called a Hivite in verse 2.…