
Bible chapter guide
Genesis 38
Judah leaves his brothers and marries a Canaanite. When his sons Er and Onan die and he withholds his third son from Tamar, she disguises herself and conceives by Judah, who admits, 'She hath been more righteous than I.' She bears twins, Perez and Zerah.
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See it in the Labs
- The Biblical Family TreeEr · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Biblical Family TreeOnan · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Biblical Family TreeShelah · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Biblical Family TreeTamar · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Biblical Family TreeShua's daughter · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Biblical Family TreePerez · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Biblical Family TreeZerah · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
How sure can we be?
- Textually stated
Perez: “Breach”: “this breach be upon thee.”