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  2. Tamar (Genesis) - Wikipedia

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    Tamar sent the staff, seal, and cord to Judah with a message declaring that the owner of these items was the man who had made her pregnant. Upon recognizing these items as his security, Judah released Tamar from her sentence. Tamar gave birth to twins, Perez and Zerah. Their birth is reminiscent of the birth of Rebekah's twin sons.

  3. Judah (son of Jacob) - Wikipedia

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    Judah, from the series Jacob and His Twelve Sons c. 1640 – c. 1645 by Francisco de Zurbarán. The text of the Torah argues that the name of Judah, meaning to thank or admit, refers to Leah's intent to thank Hashem, on account of having achieved four children, and derived from odeh, meaning I will give thanks.

  4. Matthew 1:3 - Wikipedia

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    The most notable part of the genealogy, and where it diverts from others recounting this lineage, is the mention of Zerah, brother of Perez, and their mother Tamar. These two figures are not directly on the genealogy, but are mentioned nonetheless. Tamar, the wife of Judah, is the first of four women that are added to Matthew's genealogy.

  5. Onan - Wikipedia

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    And they are physically corrupted because they satisfy their appetite but, to put it politely, by the act of Onan the son of Judah. For as Onan coupled with Tamar and satisfied his appetite but did not complete the act by planting his seed for the God-given [purpose of] procreation and did himself harm instead, thus, as [he] did the vile thing ...

  6. Er (biblical person) - Wikipedia

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    This article discusses close relatives of Judah. Er is also a name listed by the Gospel of Luke's version of the genealogy of Jesus. In the biblical Book of Genesis, Er (Hebrew: עֵר, Modern: Er, Tiberian: ʻĒr "watcher"; [1] Greek: Ἤρ) was the eldest son of Judah and his Canaanite wife, the daughter of Shuah. He is described as marrying ...

  7. Shelah (son of Judah) - Wikipedia

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    According to the book of Genesis, God had killed Shelah's two older brothers, Er and Onan. [4] Judah was unwilling to allow Tamar, who had been successively Er's and Onan's wife, [5] to be married to Shelah. [6] Judah's concern was that Tamar might be cursed and Shelah might die if married to her. So Judah told her to wait until Shelah had ...

  8. Jewish views on sin - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew Bible uses several words to describe sin. The standard noun for sin is ḥeṭ (verb: hata), meaning to "miss the mark" or "sin". [4] The word avon is often translated as "iniquity", i.e. a sin done out of moral failing. [5] The word pesha, or "trespass", means a sin done out of rebelliousness. [6]

  9. Perez (son of Judah) - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of the birth of Perets (being washed in the bottom left of the picture). Perez, also written as Pharez/Peretz (Hebrew: פֶּרֶץ / פָּרֶץ, Modern Pereṣ / Pareṣ Tiberian Péreṣ / Pāreṣ), was the son of Tamar and Judah, and the twin of Zerah, according to the Book of Genesis.