
Hamor (died 1739 BC) was the Hivite prince of the city of Shechem and the father of Shechem. He helped his son Shechem to abduct and rape Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and Jacob tricked Hamor into believing that he and his son would be spared if they were circumcised. However, Dinah's brothers Simeon and Levi instead came upon the city unawares and slaughtered the males, including Hamor and Shechem.