Genesis 38:1

American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

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  • 1 Sam 22:1 : 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
  • 2 Sam 23:13 : 13 And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
  • 2 Kgs 4:8 : 8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
  • Josh 15:35 : 35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
  • Mic 1:15 : 15 I will yet bring unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam.
  • Judg 4:18 : 18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
  • Gen 19:2-3 : 2 and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. 3 And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
  • Josh 12:15 : 15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 38:2-3
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    2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

    3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

  • Gen 38:11-16
    6 verses
    78%

    11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

    12 And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

    13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

    14 And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.

    15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.

    16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?

  • Gen 38:19-24
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    76%

    19 And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

    20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.

    21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been no prostitute here.

    22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here.

    23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

    24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

  • Gen 38:5-8
    4 verses
    73%

    5 And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

    6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.

    7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah slew him.

    8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

  • 1 Chr 2:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.

    4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

  • Matt 1:2-3
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    71%

    2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

    3 and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;

  • Gen 38:26-27
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    26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

    27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

  • Judg 1:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland.

    10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

  • 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

  • 14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

  • 33 the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,

  • 38 but thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

  • 16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people.

  • 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.