Genesis 38:2

American Standard Version (1901)

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

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  • 1 Chr 2:3 : 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.
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
  • Gen 34:2 : 2 And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
  • Gen 46:12 : 12 And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
  • Judg 14:2 : 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
  • Judg 16:1 : 1 And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.
  • 2 Sam 11:2 : 2 And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
  • 2 Cor 6:14 : 14 Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
  • Gen 3:6 : 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
  • Gen 6:2 : 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
  • Gen 6:4 : 4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 38:1
    85%

    1And 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.

  • Gen 38:11-16
    6 verses
    80%

    11Then 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.

    12And 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.

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

    14And 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.

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

    16And 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 38:5-8
    4 verses
    78%

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

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

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

    8And 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.

  • Gen 38:3
    76%

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

  • 1 Chr 2:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3The 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.

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

  • Gen 38:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26And 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.

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

  • Gen 38:19-24
    6 verses
    74%

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

    20And 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.

    21Then 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.

    22And 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.

    23And 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.

    24And 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.

  • Mal 2:11
    70%

    11Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Jehovah which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign god.

  • Gen 34:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

    2And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

  • Gen 24:38
    69%

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

  • Gen 30:4
    69%

    4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

  • Exod 2:1
    69%

    1And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

  • Ruth 4:12
    68%

    12and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.

  • Hos 1:3
    68%

    3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.