Shelah

Also known as: Judah's unnamed son, Tamar's betrothed (Chapter 043) · Family: Israelites · Role: Judah's youngest son · First appears: Judah And His Sons

While Judah was away from home, Bath-shua chose a wife for Shelah from the daughters of Canaan. Judah had planned for Shelah to marry Tamar, but his wife would not permit it. Later, Judah described Tamar as “the affianced of my son.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Bath-shua chose a Canaanite wife for Shelah.(Judah And His Sons)
  • With: Bath-shua
  • “while Judah was away from home, Bath-shua chose a wife for her son Shelah from the daughters of Canaan.”

Judah And His Sons

• parent: Judah “Now Judah conceived the plan of marrying Tamar to his youngest son Shelah, but his wife would not permit it.”
• parent: Bath-shua “She hated Tamar because she was not of the daughters of Canaan like herself, and while Judah was away from home, Bath-shua chose a wife for her son Shelah from the daughters of Canaan.”

Judah Warns Against Greed And Unchastity

• engaged with Tamar “I took Bath-shua to wife, and trespassed with Tamar, though she was the affianced of my son.”
• parent: Judah “and I took Bath-shua to wife, and trespassed with Tamar, though she was the affianced of my son.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume II. Made with Rho MD.