Rape
8 passages
- Genesis 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.
Read it in context - Psalm 82:3
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Read it in context - Genesis 6:11
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
Read it in context - Psalm 72:4
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Read it in context - Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
Read it in context - 2 Samuel 13:12–14
12“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! 13Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” 14But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.
Read it in context - Isaiah 13:16
Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.
Read it in context - 2 Samuel 13:20
Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.
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