Verse 5

She gave birth to yet another son and named him Shelah. Judah was in Chezib when she gave birth to him.

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  • Num 26:20 : 20 The descendants of Judah by their families: The family of Shelah from Shelah; the family of the Shelanites. The family of Perez from Perez; the family of the Perezites. The family of Zerah from Zerah; the family of the Zerahites.
  • 1 Chr 4:21 : 21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er, the father of Lecah; Laadah, the father of Mareshah; and the families of the house of linen workers at Beth-Ashbea.
  • Gen 38:11 : 11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, 'Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up,' for he thought, 'He might die too, just like his brothers.' So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
  • Gen 38:26 : 26 Judah recognized them and said, 'She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.' And he did not have relations with her again.
  • Gen 46:12 : 12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. However, Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.