Genesis 38:5
Then she had yet another son, whom she named Shelah. She gave birth to him in Kezib.
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- Num 26:20 : 20 And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
- 1 Chr 4:21 : 21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah:Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the clans of the 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 Shelah my son grows up.” For he thought,“I don’t want him to die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.
- Gen 38:26 : 26 Judah recognized them and said,“She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn’t give her to Shelah my son.” He was not physically intimate with her again.
- Gen 46:12 : 12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah(but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
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- Gen 38:1-44 verses84%
1Judah and Tamar At that time Judah left his brothers and stayed with an Adullamite man named Hirah.
2There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. Judah acquired her as a wife and slept with her.
3She became pregnant and had a son. Judah named him Er.
4She became pregnant again and had another son, whom she named Onan.
- Gen 29:33-353 verses78%
33She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Because the LORD heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.
34She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.
35She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“This time I will praise the LORD.”That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
- Gen 38:23-275 verses76%
23Judah said,“Let her keep the things for herself. Otherwise we will appear to be dishonest. I did indeed send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”
24After three months Judah was told,“Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution, and as a result she has become pregnant.” Judah said,“Bring her out and let her be burned!”
25While they were bringing her out, she sent word to her father-in-law:“I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong.” Then she said,“Identify the one to whom the seal, cord, and staff belong.”
26Judah recognized them and said,“She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn’t give her to Shelah my son.” He was not physically intimate with her again.
27When it was time for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.
- 1 Chr 2:3-42 verses76%
3Judah’s Descendants The sons of Judah:Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him.
4Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
- Gen 38:11-155 verses76%
11Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar,“Live as a widow in your father’s house until Shelah my son grows up.” For he thought,“I don’t want him to die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.
12After some time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. After Judah was consoled, he left for Timnah to visit his sheepshearers, along with his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13Tamar was told,“Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
14So she removed her widow’s clothes and covered herself with a veil. She wrapped herself and sat at the entrance to Enaim which is on the way to Timnah.(She did this because she saw that she had not been given to Shelah as a wife, even though he had now grown up.)
15When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
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12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah(but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
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6Judah acquired a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.
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24Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
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20And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
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8When she had weaned‘No Pity’(Lo-Ruhamah) she conceived again and gave birth to another son.
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21The sons of Shelah son of Judah:Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the clans of the linen workers at Beth-Ashbea,
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23He slept with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family.
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12Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.
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19Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.
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18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
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10Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.
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8Then Judah said to Onan,“Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise up a descendant for your brother.”
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23The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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23She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said,“God has taken away my shame.”
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19She left immediately, removed her veil, and put on her widow’s clothes.
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17God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.
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7Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.
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41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.