John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 34:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Hamor and Shechem his son went unto the gate of their city, etc.] Where courts of judicature were held, and all public affairs respecting the common interest of the city were transacted: here, no doubt, Hamor their prince summoned them to come, by the usual method in which the citizens were convened on certain occasions: and communed with the men of their city; upon the subject of entering into an alliance with Jacob’s family, of admitting them to be fellow citizens with them, and of their being incorporated among them, and becoming one people with them, taking no notice of the true reason of this motion: saying, as follows.

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