126 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43), Source Book Keys, NIDITCH GENESIS | 34:27 despoiled — GEN1422 In this way, they employ trickery involvi... GEN1422 In this way, they employ trickery involving the seat of male reproductive power to despoil those who had despoiled their sister. The tale’s irony is grounded in themes of sexuality and vengeance. Sexual control, moreover, is a political matter. The brothers have restored the honor of Jacobs household and repossessed the woman, thereby rejecting Shechemite might overtures that would eliminated the difference between Israelite and Other, a contrast essential to the author’s self-definition. NIDITCH 109 Share Print Source KeyNIDITCHVerse34:27Keyword(s)despoiledSource Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 34:25 slew — GEN1421 Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin, in his ... Previous Article GENESIS | 34:30 trouble — GEN1423 The biblical account of the revenge taken... Next Article