In Genesis, '''Levi''' was the third son of [[Jacob]] and [[Leah]] and the founder of the [[Levites|Levite tribe]]. After the rape of [[Dinah]] by the prince of the city of [[Shechem]], Levi and his brother [[Simeon]] tricked the people of Shechem into circumcizing themselves and then when they were recovering slaughtered all the people of Shechem. | In Genesis, '''Levi''' was the third son of [[Jacob]] and [[Leah]] and the founder of the [[Levites|Levite tribe]]. After the rape of [[Dinah]] by the prince of the city of [[Shechem]], Levi and his brother [[Simeon]] tricked the people of Shechem into circumcizing themselves and then when they were recovering slaughtered all the people of Shechem. |