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Genesis 34 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Trouble at Shechem

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Cares for Everyone

hearthousetenthand

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenBe Kind

LOVE → picture 2CITY → picture 3TENT → picture 4HELP → picture 1

Grade 1God Wants Kindness

God cares for everyone → picture 3We help keep others safe → picture 4Families talk together → picture 1A city → picture 2

Order:

1. Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land2. Jacob held his peace until they came3. The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it4. Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me

Grade 2A Sad Story

  1. What was the name of Jacob's daughter? Dinah (circle)
  2. Who did something very wrong to Dinah? The prince of the city of Shechem
  3. Which two brothers used a trick to hurt people? Simeon and Levi (circle)
  4. How did Jacob feel about what his sons did? He was upset with them.
  5. What does God want us to do instead of taking revenge? Be kind to all and let God make things right

Grade 3Anger and Revenge

  1. Who was Dinah's mother? Leah
  2. Who was Shechem? The son of Hamor, the ruler of the city
  3. How did Jacob's sons answer Hamor and Shechem? Deceitfully (with a trick)
  4. Which two brothers attacked the city? Simeon and Levi
  5. What did Jacob say to Simeon and Levi? Jacob said, You have troubled me.
1: Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land2: Jacob held his peace until they came3: The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it4: Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me

Grade 4When Anger Takes Over

  1. How does the Bible describe what was done to Dinah? As a disgraceful thing that should not be done
  2. How did the brothers misuse God's covenant sign? They used circumcision as part of their deceitful trick.
  3. What was wrong with Simeon and Levi's revenge? They punished many people who had not done the wrong, using deceit and violence.
  4. What does Romans 12:19 teach? Never take revenge; leave it to God, who will repay.

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Justice and Revenge

  1. What earlier vow had Jacob not yet fulfilled when this happened? His vow to return to Bethel
  2. How does Scripture describe the wrong done to Dinah? As folly in Israel, a thing that ought not to be done
  3. How did the brothers' response become sin? They used deceit, turned the covenant sign into a weapon, and took violent revenge on a whole city.
  4. How does Genesis 49:5-7 judge Simeon and Levi's actions? Their fierce, cruel anger is cursed.
  5. What two things does this chapter show that God hates? Abuse of the vulnerable and sinful revenge

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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