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Dinah avenged.

GENESIS, 35

"Jacob at Beth-e ND God said unto Ja'cob, ch.25.26, Jacob, ch.36.6.

ch.33.19, Hamor, v.26.
ch.23.10, Gates (1), De.16.18. his son came unto the gate of

20 And Haʼmor and She'chem rise, go up to Bethel, ch.28.19, Beth-el.

ch.17.10, Circumcision.

their city, and communed with and dwell there: and make p.p.v.7.

the men of their city, saying, there an altar unto God, that p.p.ch.28.13.

21 These men are peaceable appeared unto thee when thou

with us; therefore let them fleddest from the face of E'sau

dwell in the land, and trade thy brother.

therein; for the land, behold, it 2 Then Ja'cob said unto his p.p.ch.18.19; ch.31.19.
is large enough for them; let household, and to all that were

us take their daughters to us with him, Put away the strange Idolatry (1), Ex.20.4.
for wives, and let us give them gods that are among you, and Idols Put Away, Jos.24.14.
our daughters.
be clean, and change your gar- Cleanliness (1), Le.13.6.
22 Only herein will the men ments:
1 S.7.3, Spir. Preparation
consent unto us for to dwell 3 And let us arise, and go up ch.6.22, Obedience (2).
with us, to be one people, if to Beth'-el; and I will make

every male among us be circum- there an altar unto God, who Jb.34.28, Prayer Heard.
cised, as they are circumcised. answered me in the day of my ch.28.15, Divine Presence.
23 Shall not their cattle and distress, and was with me in the
their substance and every beast way which I went.

ch.31.41, Covetousness (2). of their's be our's? only let us 4 And they gave unto Ja'cob

ch.29.33, Simeon, ch.42.24.
ch.29.34, Levi.
Jud.16.19. Treachery.

ch.33.19, Hamor, ch.49.6.

Jud.8.7, Retaliation (2).

Spoil, Ex.12.36.

ch.14.12, Captives.

Nu.21.3, Destruction (3).

De.1.17, Fear of Man.

Harlots, Le.19.29.

B.C. 1732(?)

Oaks, Jos.24.26.

consent unto them, and they all the strange gods which were 1 Chr.16.26, False Gods.
will dwell with us.
in their hand, and all their ear- ch.24.22, Earrings, Ex.32.2.
24 And unto Ha'mor and unto rings which were in their ears;
She'chem his son hearkened all and Jacob hid them under the
that went out of the gate of his oak which was by She'chem.
city; and every male was cir- 5 And they journeyed: and
cumcised, all that went out of the terror of God was upon the Fear of God (4), Ex.15.16.
the gate of his city.
cities that were round about Divine Protection (2),
25 And it came to pass on the them, and they did not pursue
third day, when they were sore, after the sons of Ja'cob.

(Ex.14.20

that two of the sons of Ja'cob, 6 ¶ So Ja'cob came to Luz,
Sim ́e-on and Le'vi, Di'nah's which is in the land of Ca ́năan,
brethren, took each man his that is, Beth'-el, he, and all the ch.28.19, Beth-el, v.15.
sword, and came upon the city people that were with him.
boldly, and slew all the males. 7 And he built there an altar, ch.8.20, Altars (1), Ex.17.15.
26 And they slew Ha'mor and and called the place El-beth'- See Divine Appearances,
She'chem his son with the edge el: because there God appeared
[ch.28.13.

of the sword, and took Di'nah unto him, when he filed from
out of She'chem's house, and the face of his brother.

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27 The sons of Ja'cob came nurse died, and she was buried ch.24.59, Nurses, Ex.2.7.
upon the slain, and spoiled the beneath Beth'-el under an oak: R.V. below Beth-el
city, because they had defiled and the name of it was called

their sister.

Allon-bach'uth.

28 They took their sheep, and 9 ¶ And God appeared unto ch.12.7,Divine Appearances,
their oxen, and their asses, and Ja'cob again, when he came out
[Ex.3.16.
that which was in the city, and of Pa'dan-a'ram, and blessed ch.1.28, Blessings (4).
that which was in the field, him.

29 And all their wealth, and all 10 And God said unto him,
their little ones, and their wives Thy name is Ja'cob: thy namé

took they captive, and spoiled shall not be called any more Ja'- ch.17.5, Names Changed.
even all that was in the house. cob, but Iş'ra-el shall be thy ch.32.28, Israel(1), 2 K.17.34.
30 And Ja'cob said to Sim ́e-on name: and he called his name

and Le'vi, Ye have troubled me Iş'ra-el.

to make me to stink among the 11 And God said unto him, I p.p.ch.17.1; 48.3.
inhabitants of the land, among am God Almighty: be fruitful p.p.ch.1.28; 9.1.

the Ca ́naan-ites and the Pěr'iz- and multiply; a nation and a 1 K.8.56. God's Promises.
zītes: and I being few in num- company of nations shall be of ch.15.5, Posterity Promised.
ber, they shall gather them- thee, and kings shall come out
selves together against me, and of thy loins;

slay me; and I shall be destroy- 12 And the land which I gave
ed, I and my house.
A'bră-ham and I'şaac, to thee I
31 And they said, Should he will give it, and to thy seed
deal with our sister as with an after thee will I give the land. ch.12.7, Promised Land.
harlot?
13 And God went up from him

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God sendeth Jacob to Beth-el: 2 he

in the place where he talked Ex.19.3, Divine Fellowship.
with him.

purgeth his house of idols, 6 and 14 And Ja'cob set up a pillar ch.28.18, Pillars, 1 S.7.12.
buildeth an altar: 9 God blesseth in the place where he talked
him there. 16 Rachel beareth Ben- with him, even a pillar of stone:
jamin, and dies. 23 The sons of

Jacob. 28 Isaac's death.

and he poured a drink offering Drink-offerings, Ex.29.40.

The death of Rachel.

ch.28.19, Beth-el, Jos.16.2.

ch.3.16, Travail, Is.13.8.

p.p.ch.30.24.

ch.4.25, Children Named.

Benjamin, ch.42.36. ch.29.6, Rachel, Ru.4.11.

Nu.23.10, Death of Right[eous. ch.47.30, Burying-places. ch.28.18, Pillars.

ch.11.5, Towers, Jud.8.9.

ch.29.32, Reuben, ch.37.21. Nu.25.6, Lasciviousness.

ch.29.25, Leah, ch.49.31. ch.29.34, Levi, ch.49.5. ch.29.35, Judah, ch.37.26.

ch.30.18, Issachar, ch.49.14. ch.30.20, Zebulun, ch.49.13. ch.30.24, Joseph.

ch.30.6, Dan.

on.

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thereon, and he poured oil there- daughters of Ca'nǎan; A'dah
the daughter of E'lon the Hit'- Nu.13.29, Hittites.
15 And Ja'cob called the name tite, and A-hol-i-ba ́mah the
of the place where God spake daughter of à ́nah the daughter
with him, Beth'-el.
of Zib'e-on the Hi'vite;
ch.10.17, Hivites.
16 And they journeyed from 3 And Bash ́e-math Ish'ma-el's ch.16.11, Ishmael.
Beth'-el; and there was but a daughter, sister of Ne-ba'joth.
little way to come to Eph'răth: 4 And A'dah bare to E'sau Eli-
and Rachel travailed, and she phăz; and Bash ́e-măth bare
had hard labour.
Reu'el;

17 And it came to pass, when 5 And A-hol-i-ba'mah bare Je'-
she was in hard labour, that the ush, and Jâ-ã ́lam, and Kō'rah:
midwife said unto her, Fear these are the sons of E'sau,
not; thou shalt have this son which were born unto him in
also.
the land of Ca'nǎan.
18 And it came to pass, as her 6 And E'sau took his wives,
soul was in departing, (for she and his sons, and his daughters,
died) that she called his name and all the persons of his house,
Ben-o'ni: but his father called and his cattle, and all his beasts,
him Bĕn'ja-min.
and all his substance, which he|
19 And Rachel died, and was had got in the land of Ca'nǎan;|
buried in the way to Eph'rath, and went into the country from
which is Beth'-le-hěm.
the face of his brother Ja'cob.

ch.11.31, Canaan.

ch.25.26, Jacob, ch.37.3.

20 And Jacob set a pillar upon 7 For their riches were more ch.13.2, Riches (4), 2 S.19.32.
her grave: that is the pillar of than that they might dwell to-
Rachel's grave unto this day. gether; and the land wherein|
21 And Is'ra-el journeyed, they were strangers could not
and spread his tent beyond the bear them because of their cat-
tower of E'där.

tle.

22 And it came to pass, when 8 Thus dwelt E'sau in mount ch.14.6, Mt. Seir.
Is'ra-el dwelt in that land, that Se ́ir: E'sau is E'dom.

Reuben went and lay with Bil'- 9 And these are the genera-
hah his father's concubine: and tions of E'sau the father of the
Iş'ra-el heard it. Now the sons E'dom-ites in mount Se ́ir:
of Ja'cob were twelve:
10 These are the names of

23 The sons of Le'ah; Reu- Esau's sons; El'i-phaz the son
ben, Ja'cob's firstborn, and Sim'- of A'dah the wife of E'sau,
e-on, and Le'vi, and Jū'dah, and Reu ́el the son of Bash'e-math
Is'sa-char, and Zeb ́u-lun: the wife of E'sau.

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Edomites, Nu.20.18.

Ra'chel's handmaid; Dăn, and 12 And Tim ́na was concubine ch.16.3, Concubinage, to Eli-phaz E'sau's son; and

ch.30.8, Naphtali, ch.49.21. Năph'ta-li:

ch.30.11, Gad, ch.49.19. ch.30.13, Asher, ch.49.20.

ch.13.18, Hebron.

ch.5.4, Longevity (2).

ch.17.19, Isaac, ch.49.31.

26 And the sons of Zil'pah, she bare to El ́i-phǎz Am ́a-lèěk: Amalek, Ex.17.8.
Le'ah's handmaid; Găd, and these were the sons of A'dah
Ash'er: these are the sons of E'sau's wife.

Ja'cob, which were born to him 13 And these are the sons of
in Pa'dan-a'ram.
Reu'el; Na'hath, and Ze'rah,
27 And Jacob came unto Sham'mah, and Mizzah: these
I'saac his father unto Măm're, were the sons of Bash ́e-măth
unto the city of Är'bah, which E'sau's wife.

is Hebron, where A'bră-hăm 14 And these were the sons of
and I'saac sojourned.
A-hol-i-ba'mah, the daughter of
28 And the days of Isaac A'nah the daughter of Zib'e-on,
were an hundred and fourscore E'sau's wife: and she bare to
years.
E'sau Jē ́ush, and Jâ-ā ́lam, and
29 And I'saac gave up the Kō'rah.

Nu.23.10, Death of Right- ghost, and died, and was gath- 15 ¶These were dukes of the
[eous. ered unto his people, being old sons of E'sau: the sons of El'i-
and full of days: and his sons phaz the firstborn son of E'sau;
E'sau and Ja'cob buried him. duke Te ́man, duke Ö ́mar, duke
Ze phô, duke Kế năz,

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Esau's family in Canaan. 6 He re-
16 Duke Kō'rah, duke Gā'tam,
moveth to mount Seir. 9 His sons. and duke Am'a-lěk: these are
15 The dukes which descended of the dukes that came of El'i-
of Seir. 31 The kings of Edom. phaz in the land of E'dom;
OW these are the genera- these were the sons of A'dah.
tions of E'sau, who is 17 And these are the sons of
Reu'el E'sau's son; duke Na'-
2 E'sau took his wives of the hath, duke Ze'rah, duke Shǎm'-

NOW

E'dom.

[Jud.8.31.

The sons of Seir.

GENESIS, 37

Joseph's dreams.
mah, duke Miz'zah: these are smote Midi-an in the field of ch.25.2, Midian (a).
the dukes that came of Reu'el Mo'ab, reigned in his stead: and
in the land of E'dom; these the name of his city was A'vith.
are the sons of Bash'e-măth 36 And Ha'dăd died, and Săm'-
E'sau's wife.
lah of Mas're-kah reigned in his

18 And these are the sons of stead.
A-hol-i-ba'mah Esau's wife; 37 And Săm lah died, and Saul
duke Je'ush, duke Ja-a'lam, of Re-hō'both by the river
duke Kō'rah: these were the reigned in his stead.
dukes that came of A-hol-i-ba'- 38 And Saul died, and Ba'al-
mah the daughter of A'nah, ha'nan the son of Ach bôr
E'sau's wife.
reigned in his stead.

19 These are the sons of 39 And Ba'al-ha'nan the son
E'sau, who is E'dom, and these of Ach'bôr died, and Ha ́där
are their dukes.
reigned in his stead: and the
20 These are the sons of name of his city was Pa'u; and
Se'ir the Hō'rīte, who inhabited his wife's name was Mē-hěť ́a-
the land; Lo'tan, and Shō'bal, běl, the daughter of Ma'tred, the
and Zib'e-on, and à ́nah, daughter of Měz ́a-hǎb.

40 TAnd these are the names

21 And Dishon, and E'zer, and
Di'shan: these are the dukes of the dukes that came of E'sau, ch.25.25, Esau.
of the Hō'rites, the children of according to their families, after p.p.1 Chr.1.51.
Se'ir in the land of E'dom. their places, by their names;

22 And the children of Lō'tan duke Tim'nah, duke Al'vah,
were Hō'ri and He'mam; and duke Je'theth,

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24 And these are the children these be the dukes of E'dom, of Zib'e-on; both A'jah, and according to their habitations A'nah: this was that A'nah in the land of their possession: R.V. who found the hot that found the mules in the he is E'sau the father of the springs wilderness, as he fed the asses E'dom-ites. of Zib'e-on his father.

ch.22.3, Asses.

p.p.1 S.10.24.

2 S.14.14, Death Universal.

25 And the children of A'nah were these; Di'shon, and A-holi-ba'mah the daughter of A'nah. 26 And these are the children of Di'shon; Hěm'dan, and Esh'ban, and Ith ́ran, and Che'ran.

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v.9, Edomites.

Joseph hated of his brethren: 5 his B.C.1729.

two dreams: 18 his brethren con-
spire his death. 23 He is cast into
a pit. 26 They sell him to the Ish-
meelites, 36 who sell him to Poti-
phar in Egypt.

27 The children of E'zer are AND Ja'cob dwelt in the land ch.25.26, Jacob.

wherein his father was a

these; Bil'han, and Za'a-văn, stranger, in the land of Ca- ch.12.10, Sojourners.
and Akăn.
ch.11.31, Canaan.

năn.

28 The children of Di'shan 2 These are the generations

are these; Uz, and A'răn. of Ja'cob. Jo'seph, being seven- ch.30.24, Joseph, v.28.
29 These are the dukes that teen years old, was feeding the ch.4.2, Shepherds, ch.46.32.
came of the Hō'rites; duke Lo'- flock with his brethren; and the

tan, duke Shō'bal, duke Zib ́e-on, lad was with the sons of Bil'hah,

duke à ́nah,

and with the sons of Zil'pah, 30 Duke Di ́shon, duke E'zer, his father's wives: and Jō'seph duke Di'shan: these are the brought unto his father their dukes that came of Ho'ri, among evil report.

[ch.42.4.

their dukes in the land of Se'ir. 3 Now Is'ra-el loved Jo'seph ch.25.26, Jacob, ch.42.1.
31 ¶And these are the kings more than all his children, be- ch.25.28, Parental Partiality,
that reigned in the land of cause he was the son of his old
ch.24.36, Parental Gifts,
E'dom, before there reigned any age: and he made him a coat
king over the children of Is-of many colours.
Coats, Ex.28.40.
ra-el.
4 And when his brethren saw

[Jos.15.19.

32 And Bẽ là the son of Be'or that their father loved him Man's Jealousy, Jud.8.1.
reigned in E'dom: and the name more than all his brethren, they
of his city was Din'ha-bah.

hated him, and could not speak ch.27.41,Hatred (2), Jud.11.7.
33 And Be'la died, and Jō'bab peaceably unto him.
ch.4.5, Envy (2).
the son of Ze'rah of Boz'rah 5 ¶ And Jo'seph dreamed a ch.28.12, Dreams (2), ch.40.5.
reigned in his stead.
dream, and he told it his breth-

34 And Jō băb died, and Hu'-ren: and they hated him yet
sham of the land of Těm'a-ni the more.

reigned in his stead.

6 And he said unto them, Hear,

35 And Hu'sham died, and I pray you, this dream which I
Ha'dăd the son of Be'dăd, who have dreamed:

Joseph at Dothan.

p.p.ch.42.6; 44.14. ch.25.23, Supremacy, Sheaves, De.24.19.

Obeisance, ch.43.28.

ch.27.41, Hatred (2).

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7 For, behold, we were bind- 21 And Reuben heard it, and ch.29.32, Reuben, ch.42.22. ing sheaves in the field, and, lo, he delivered him out of their

ch.48.19. my sheaf arose, and also stood hands; and said, Let us not kill Intercession (2), v.26. upright; and, behold, your him.

ch.28.12, Dreams (2).

sheaves stood round about, and 22 And Reuben said unto
made obeisance to my sheaf. them, Shed no blood, but cast
8 And his brethren said to him, him into this pit that is in the
Shalt thou indeed reign over us? wilderness, and lay no hand up-
or shalt thou indeed have do- on him; that he might rid him
minion over us? And they out of their hands, to deliver ch.19.16, Deliverance (2).
hated him yet the more for his him to his father again.
dreams, and for his words. 23 ¶And it came to pass, when

his

9 And he dreamed yet another Jo'seph was come unto
dream, and told it his brethren, brethren, that they stript Jo'-

and said, Behold, I have dreamed şeph out of his coat, his coat of v.3, Coats.

ch.1.16, Sun, Moon, Stars. a dream more; and, behold, the many colours that was on him; Est.6.8, Rich Apparel. ch.25.23,Subjection,ch.47.25. sun and the moon and the eleven 24 And they took him, and p.p.Je.38.6.

p.p.ch.46.29.

ch.4.5, Envy (2), Nu.16.3.

p.p. Lu.2.19.

ch.12.6, Shechem (1),

[Jos.24.32.

ch.47.12, Filial Honor (2).

stars made obeisance to me. cast him into a pit: and the pit Cruelty (2), Ex.1.22. 10 And he told it to his father, was empty, there was no water

and to his brethren: and his in it.

father rebuked him, and said 25 And they sat down to eat ch.4.9, Selfishness (2). unto him, What is this dream bread: and they lifted up their

that thou hast dreamed? Shall I eyes and looked, and, behold, a

and thy mother and thy breth- company of Ish'me-el-ites came Merchants, 1 K.10.15.
ren indeed come to bow down from Gil'e-ăd with their camels Caravans, ch.46.6.
ourselves to thee to the earth? bearing spicery and balm and Balm, ch.43.11.
11 And his brethren envied myrrh, going to carry it down Myrrh, ch.43.11.
him; but his father observed to Egypt.
the saying.
26 And Ju'dah said unto his ch.29.35, Judah, ch.38.1.
12 ¶And his brethren went to brethren, What profit is it if we v.21, Intercession (2),
feed their father's flock in She'- slay our brother, and conceal
[ch.44.33,
chem.
his blood?

13 And Iş'ra-el said unto Jō'- 27 Come, and let us sell him Jos.7.21, Avarice (2). seph, Do not thy brethren feed to the Ish'me-el-ites, and let not the flock in She'chem? come, our hand be upon him; for he and I will send thee unto them. is our brother and our flesh. And he said to him, Here am I. And his brethren were content. 14 And he said to him, Go, I 28 Then there passed by Mid-Midianites, v.36. Parental Solicitude,1 S.10.2. pray thee, see whether it be i-an-ites merchantmen; and p.p.Je.38.13. well with thy brethren, and they drew and lifted up Jo'seph ch.30.24, Joseph, ch.39.2. well with the flocks; and bring out of the pit, and sold Jõ ́şeph Traffic in Men, ch.39.1. me word again. So he sent to the Ish'me-el-ites for twenty him out of the vale of Hebron, pieces of silver: and they See Silver (2), Am.2.6. and he came to She'chem. brought Jo'seph into Egypt. ch.12.10, Egypt.

ch.13.18, Hebron. ch.12.6, Shechem (1).

Dothan, 2 K.6.13.

Conspiracy, Nu.16.3.

Est.3.6, Malice (2).

ch.3.4, Lying.

15 And a certain man found 29 And Reuben returned un-
him, and, behold, he was wan- to the pit; and, behold, Jõ ́şeph
dering in the field: and the was not in the pit; and he rent Clothes Rent, v.34.
man asked him, saying, What his clothes.

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16 And he said, I seek my brethren, and said, The child is

brethren: tell me, I pray thee, not; and I, whither shall I go?

where they feed their flocks. 31 And they took Jo'şeph's ch.3.1, Craftiness.
17 And the man said, They are coat, and killed a kid of the p.p.v.3.

departed hence; for I heard goats, and dipped the coat in

them say, Let us go to Dō'than. the blood;

And Jo'seph went after his 32 And they sent the coat of
brethren, and found them in many colours, and they brought
Do than.
it to their father; and said,

18 ¶And when they saw him This have we found: know now ch.3.4, Lying, Jos.2.4.
afar off, even before he came whether it be thy son's coat or
near unto them, they conspired no.

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let us slay him, and cast him 34 And Ja'cob rent his clothes, v.29, Clothes Rent, ch.44.13.
into some pit, and we will say, and put sackcloth upon his loins, Sackcloth, 2 S.3.31.
Some evil beast hath devoured and mourned for his son many ch.50.3, Mourning.
him: and we shall see what will days.

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Birth of Er and Onan.

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daughters rose up to comfort and his friend Hi'rah the A-dŭl'-
him; but he refused to be com- lam-ite.

forted; and he said, For I will 13 And it was told Ta'mar, say-
go down into the grave unto ing, Behold thy father in law
my son mourning. Thus his goeth up to Tim'nath to shear p.p.Jos.15.10.
father wept for him.

his sheep.

36 And the Mid'i-an-ites sold 14 And she put her widow's gar

him into Egypt unto Pot'i-phar, ments off from her, and covered Disguises, 1 S.28.8.
an officer of Pharaoh's, and her with a vail, and wrapped ch.24.65, Vail (1), Ex.34.33
captain of the guard.
herself, and sat in an open

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place, which is by the way to
Tim'nath; for she saw that She'- p.p.Pr.7.12.
Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and She-lah was grown, and she was not

lah. 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 8 The

trespass of Onan. 13 Tamar de- given unto him to wife.
ceiveth Judah. 27 She beareth 15 When Ju'dah saw her, he
twins, Pharez and Zarah.

thought her to be an harlot; be- ch.34.31, Harlots.
ND it came to pass at that cause she had covered her face.

down from his brethren, and the way, and said, Go to, I pray
turned in to a certain A-dŭl'- thee, let me come in unto thee;
lam-ite, whose name was Hi'-(for he knew not that she was
rah.
his daughter in law.) And she

Pr.6.25, Lust.

2 And Jū'dah saw there a said, What wilt thou give me, ch.3.6, Temptresses.
daughter of a certain Ca'năan- that thou mayest come in unto
ite, whose name was Shu'ah; me?

and he took her, and went in 17 And he said, I will send thee
unto her.
a kid from the flock. And she

3 And she conceived, and bare said, Wilt thou give me a pledge,
a son; and he called his name till thou send it?

Er.

4 And she conceived and bare a son; and she his name O'nan.

18 And he said, What pledge

again, shall I give thee? And she
called said, Thy signet, and thy brace- Signets, Ex.28.11.

5 And she yet again ceived, and bare a son; called his name She'lah: he was at Che'zib, when bare him.

ch.21.2, Conception.

lets, and thy staff that is in ch.24.22, Bracelets, Ex.35.22 con- thine hand. And he gave it and her, and came in unto her, and and she conceived by him. she 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from ch.24.65, Vail (1). 6 And Ju'dah took a wife for her, and put on the garments of Er his firstborn, whose name her widowhood. was Ta'mar.

Ru.1.3, Widows.

20 And Ju'dah sent the kid
7 And Er, Jū'dah's firstborn, by the hand of his friend the
was wicked in the sight of the A-dŭl'lam-ite, to receive his
LORD; and the LORD slew him. pledge from the woman's hand:
8 And Ju'dah said unto Ö ́nan, but he found her not.
Go in unto thy brother's wife, 21 Then he asked the men of
and marry her, and raise up that place, saying, Where is the
seed to thy brother.
harlot, that was openly by the ch.34.31, Harlots.
9 And O'nan knew that the way side? And they said, There
seed should not be his; and it was no harlot in this place.
came to pass, when he went in 22 And he returned to Ju'dah,
unto his brother's wife, that he and said, I cannot find her; and
spilled it on the ground, lest also the men of the place said,
that he should give seed to his that there was no harlot in this
brother.
place.
10 And the thing which he did 23 And Jū ́dah said, Let her
displeased the LORD: wherefore take it to her, lest we be
shamed: behold, I sent this
11 Then said Jū ́dah to Ta'mar kid, and thou hast not found
his daughter in law, Remain a her.
widow at thy father's house, 24 And it came to pass about
till She'lah my son be grown: three months after, that it was
for he said, Lest peradventure told Ju'dah, saying, Ta'mar thy
he die also, as his brethren did. daughter in law hath played
And Ta'mar went and dwelt in the harlot; and also, behold, she
her father's house.
is with child by whoredom.
12 ¶And in process of time the And Ju'dah said, Bring her
daughter of Shu'ah Ju'dah's forth, and let her be burnt.
wife died; and Ju'dah was com- 25 When she was brought
forted, and went up unto his forth, she sent to her father in
sheepshearers to Tim'nath, he law, saying, By the man, whose

Ex.6.6, God's Judgments. he slew him also.

Ru.1.3, Widows.

p.p.Le.22.13.

Burning, Le.20.14.

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