Tamar

Role: Er's wife and Judah's daughter-in-law · First appears: Genesis 38

In Genesis 38, Tamar became the wife of Er, when Judah took her as his firstborn son’s wife. Afterward, Judah commanded Tamar to remain a widow at her father’s house until Shelah grew up.

Tamar later received Judah’s signet, bracelets, and staff, and conceived by him. About three months later, she revealed the belongings as proof that Judah had fathered her child; he acknowledged them and said, “She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son.” In the time of her travail, Tamar gave birth to twins: Pharez came out first, followed afterward by Zarah.

Relationship record

Life events

• Tamar conceived by Judah after receiving his signet, bracelets, and staff.(Genesis 38)
  • With: Judah
  • “And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.”
• Tamar revealed Judah’s belongings as proof that he had fathered her child.(Genesis 38)
  • With: Judah
  • “By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.”
• Tamar gave birth to Pharez, one of her twins.(Genesis 38)
  • With: Pharez
  • “And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.”
• Tamar gave birth to Zarah, her second twin.(Genesis 38)
  • With: Zarah
  • “And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.”

Genesis 38

• married with Er “And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.”
• commander: Judah “Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown.”
• with Judah (Judah and Tamar had sexual relations.) “And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.”
• child: Pharez “Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.”
• child: Zarah “Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.”

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