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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Tamar (Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs)
Judah's daughter-in-law, widowed twice with no heir. Judah held back his third son, so she dressed as a prostitute and conceived twins by Judah himself. He ended up saying she was more righteous than he was, and Ruth 4:12 blesses a family in her name.
First, in plain English
Judah's daughter-in-law, widowed twice with no heir. Judah held back his third son, so she dressed as a prostitute and conceived twins by Judah himself. He ended up saying she was more righteous than he was, and Ruth 4:12 blesses a family in her name.
The word
H8559
Where it appears
- Genesis 38:6
- Genesis 38:11
- Genesis 38:13
- Genesis 38:24
- Ruth 4:12
- 1 Chronicles 2:4
