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- The Family of Judah
1. עדלם _‛__ǎdûllâm_, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.”
חירה _chı̂yrâh_ Chirah, “nobility?”
2. שׁוּע _shûa‛_, Shua‘, “luck, riches, cry.”
3. ער _‛__êr_, ‘Er, “watching.”...
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CHAPTER 38 JUDAH AND TAMAR
_ 1. Judah's marriage to the Canaanitish woman (Genesis 38:1)_
2. His sons: Er, Onan and Shelah (Genesis 38:3)
3. Tamar married to Er and Onan (Genesis 38:6)
4. Tamar wa...
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GENESIS 38. JUDAH AND TAMAR. The source is J, but not the same stratum
as that to which the Joseph story belongs. There is not room for the
events either before or after the events of Genesis 37, nor...
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REMAIN A WIDOW, &C.— Hence it appears that the contract of marriage
was so understood in those days, that if the husband died without
issue, the woman must marry his next brother; and as long as any o...
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PART FORTY-FIVE
THE INCIDENT OF JUDAH AND TAMAR
(Genesis 38:1-30)
_The Biblical Account._
1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his
brethren, and turned in to a certain Adul...
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_THEN SAID JUDAH TO TAMAR HIS DAUGHTER IN LAW, REMAIN A WIDOW AT THY
FATHER'S HOUSE, TILL SHELAH MY SON BE GROWN: FOR HE SAID, LEST
PERADVENTURE HE DIE ALSO, AS HIS BRETHREN DID. AND TAMAR WENT AND
DW...
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THE HISTORY OF JUDAH
The sins recorded in this chapter testify eloquently to the great need
the world had of the Greatest of the descendants of Judah, who came to
teach the virtue of purity and the sa...
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Shelah was not yet old enough to have sex with Tamar. When Shelah was
older, he would have the duty of the husband’s brother. He would
have a duty to produce a son for his dead brother Er. So Tamar wa...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 38
JUDAH AND TAMAR
V1 At that time, Judah left his brothers. He stayed with a member of
the *tribe of Adullam, whose name was Hirah. V2 There Jud...
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FOR HE SAID, LEST HE ALSO DIE. — It is evident from this that Judah,
for reasons which, in Genesis 38:26, he acknowledged to be
insufficient, wished to evade the duty of giving a third son to Tamar.
I...
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָה֩ לְ תָמָ֨ר
כַּלָּתֹ֜ו שׁ
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The sad and tragic story of Judah's corruption recorded here needs
very little comment. It carries its own lessons of the frailty of
human nature and of the far-reaching effects of sin.
However, placi...
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JUDAH'S ADULTERY WITH TAMAR
Perhaps out of disgust for his brothers' thoughts of killing Joseph
and deceiving Jacob, Judah went to a city about twelve miles outside
Bethlehem. He married a Canaanite w...
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Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, (d) Remain a widow at
thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest
peradventure he die also, as his brethren [did]. And Tamar went a...
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_Till. Juda had no design to give her to Sela, as the custom of that
age required. (Calmet) --- She waited patiently for a time; when,
perceiving that she was neglected, she devised a wicked scheme to...
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Leviticus 22:13....
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Timnath, a place remarkable for intrigue. See Judges 14:1....
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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11._Then said Judah to Tamar_. Moses intimates that Tamar was not at
liberty to marry into another family, so long as Judah wished to
retain her under his own authority. It is possible that she
volunt...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41.
What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to
which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all
the...
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THEN SAID JUDAH TO TAMAR HIS DAUGHTER IN LAW,.... After the death of
his two sons, who had successively married her:
REMAIN A WIDOW AT THY FATHER'S HOUSE TILL SHELAH MY SON BE GROWN: who
was his thir...
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Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy
father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest
peradventure he die also, as his brethren [did]. And Tamar went and
d...
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_Remain a widow till Shelah my son be grown_ The contract of marriage,
it seems, was so understood, even before any positive law was made on
the subject, that, if the husband died without any issue, h...
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1 Iudah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah.
6 Er marrieth Tamar.
8 The trespasse of Onan.
11 Tamar stayeth for Shelah.
13 She deceiueth Iudah.
27 She beareth twinnes, Pharez and Zarah.
1 AND it came...
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THE STORY OF JUDAH, SHUAH, AND TAMAR...
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Then said Judah to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy
father's house, where widows returned in case there were no adult
children to take care of them, TILL SHELAH, MY SON, BE GROWN.
Evi...
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SECOND SECTION
_Judah’s temporary separation (probably in sadness on account of the
deed). His sons. Thamar._
GENESIS 38:1-30
1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down, from his
brethr...
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The story of Joseph is interrupted in this chapter to expose the
shamefulness of an important part of Judah's history. We have seen
that Judah took the lead in selling Joseph as a slave. In fact, in
e...
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AT THY FATHER'S HOUSE, whither he sent her from his house, that Shelah
might not be insnared by her presence and conversation. So he
dismissed her with a pretence of kindness, and a tacit promise of
m...
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Presents one of those remarkable circumstances in which divine grace
is seen gloriously triumphing over man's sin. "It is evident that our
Lord sprang out of Juda." (Hebrews 7:14) But how? "Judas bega...
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Genesis 38:11 Judah H3063 said H559 (H8799) Tamar H8559
daughter-in-law H3618 Remain H3427 (H8798) widow H490 father
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‘Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in
your father's house until Shelah my son is grown up”, (for he said,
‘Lest he also die like his brothers'). And Tamar went and lived i...
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CONTENTS: Shame of Judah and his sons.
CHARACTERS: Judah, Hirah, Er, Onen, Tamar.
CONCLUSION: The sins which dishonor and defile the body are evidences
of vile affection and are very displeasing to...
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Genesis 38:1. _At that time._ All the events of this chapter could not
happen in the twenty-two years from the selling of Joseph, to Israel's
going down into Egypt; but according to Eben Ezra, as quot...
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_Tamar_
LESSONS
1.
Sinful hearts when they suffer from God’s hand are apt to vent it
upon creatures.
2. Carnal relations grow quickly weary of showing kindness when their
aims are crossed by God....
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 38:11 Judah protects his remaining son,
SHELAH, by sending Tamar back to her own family. He implies that one
day she will marry Shelah. He treats Tamar as if she were dangerous...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 38:1 The shocking account of Judah’s
relationship with Tamar, which interrupts the story of Joseph in
Egypt, fulfills an important role in Genesis 1:1 by providing a record
of...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 38:1. Turned in.] _(Heb.)_ “And he pitched,” _i.e.,_ his
tent. He came to dwell in the near neighbourhood of a man belonging to
the small kingdom of Adullam (Joshua 12:15; Jo...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 38:1
AND IT CAME TO PASS. The present chapter appears to interrupt the
continuity of the narrative of Joseph's history. Partly on this
account, and partly because the name Jehovah...
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For the correlating audio message go to Chapter 37
Now it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his
brothers, and he turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was
Hirah. And Judah s...
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till Shelah. Ruth 1:11 Ruth 1:13 in her. Leviticus 22:13...
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Shelah the third son was reserved for the widow, yet with design that
he should not marry so young as his brothers had done, lest he die
also. Some think that Judah never intended to marry Shelah to T...