Hamor
Also called Emmor
Mentioned 1738 BC to AD 33 traditional (Jones)
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.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Shechem, Dinah, Jacob, Abimelech, Abraham, Ebed, Gaal, and Gideon.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Timeline
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Mentions
13 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Hamor 13Emmor 0 |
| KJV | Hamor 13Emmor 1 |
| ASV | Hamor 14Emmor 0 |
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Every verse
All 13 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis10 verses
- 33:19
And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
- 34:2
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
- 34:4
So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
- 34:6
Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
- 34:8
But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
- 34:13
But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
- 34:18
Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
- 34:20
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
- 34:24
All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.
- 34:26
They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
Joshua1 verse
- 24:32
And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
Judges1 verse
- 9:28
Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
Acts1 verse
- 7:16
Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
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).