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Judah and Tamar, school of Rembrandt. In the Book of Genesis, Tamar (/ ˈ t eɪ m ər /; Hebrew: תָּמָר, Modern: Tamar pronounced, Tiberian: Tāmār pronounced [tʰɔːˈmɔːr], date palm) was the daughter-in-law of Judah (twice), as well as the mother of two of his children: the twins Perez and Zerah.
Tamar's mother Maacah was the daughter of Talmai, who was the king of Geshur.Her only full sibling was Absalom.The Bible does not speak of Tamar's early life; however, in 2 Samuel 13, she is wearing a "richly ornamental robe [...] for this is how the virgin daughters of the king were clothed in earlier times."
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 Tamar. [2] According to the text, "the L ORD slew" Er because he was wicked, although it does not give any further details. [3]
In the Book of Genesis, Tamar is Judah's daughter-in-law. She was married to Judah's son Er , but Er died, leaving Tamar childless. Under levirate law, Judah's next son, Onan , was told to have sex with Tamar and give her a child, but when Onan slept with her, he "spilled his seed on the ground" rather than give her a child that would belong to ...
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.
Tamar (Genesis), mother of Perez and Zerah, the twin sons of the biblical Judah Tamar (daughter of David), daughter of biblical king David Tamar (goddess), deity in Georgian mythology
Tamar #1 – daughter-in-law of Judah, as well as the mother of two of his children, the twins Zerah and Perez. Genesis [ 190 ] Tamar #2 – daughter of King David , and sister of Absalom .
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.