Genesis 38:1
ADULLAMITE] Adullam was in the lowland of Judah, SW. of Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
ADULLAMITE] Adullam was in the lowland of Judah, SW. of Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 sanctity of family life. The honesty and truthfulness of the historian are shown in his not concealin... [ Continue Reading ]
The law in Deuteronomy 25:5, respecting the duty of a surviving brother to marry his deceased brother's widow in order to continue the race, will fully explain the circumstances here detailed. To inculcate observance of this law was probably the aim of the historian. Had Judah given Shelah to Tamar,... [ Continue Reading ]
TIMNATH] on the Philistine border of Judah.... [ Continue Reading ]
AN OPEN PLACE] RV 'the gate of Enaim,' near Adullam.... [ Continue Reading ]
HARLOT] RM Heb. _Kedeshah,_ 'that is, a woman dedicated to impure heathen worship: see Deuteronomy 23:17; Hosea 4:14.' The surrender of their chastity as the greatest sacrifice women could make was common in heathen worship. At Corinth in St. Paul's day it is known that this shocking practice formed... [ Continue Reading ]
BRACELETS] rather, 'cord' by which the seal was suspended round the neck.... [ Continue Reading ]
The reason of Tamar's action may be found in the strong desire for the perpetuation of the family, so often observed in the sacred narrative. 27-30. This incident testifies to the importance and privileges attached to the firstborn. PHAREZ] 'breach.' ZARAH] perhaps 'scarlet,' but uncertain.... [ Continue Reading ]