TAMAR

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• Genesis 38:6

  Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

• Genesis 38:7

  Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight. Yahweh killed him.

• Genesis 38:8

  Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”

• Genesis 38:9

  Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother.

• Genesis 38:10

  The thing which he did was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and he killed him also.

• Genesis 38:11

  Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up”; for he said, “Lest he also die, like his brothers.” Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

• Genesis 38:12

  After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.

• Genesis 38:13

  Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

• Genesis 38:14

  She took off of 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 wasn’t given to him as a wife.

• Genesis 38:15

  When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.

• Genesis 38:16

  He turned to her by the way, and said, “Please come, let me come in to you,” for he didn’t know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

• Genesis 38:17

  He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?”

• Genesis 38:18

  He said, “What pledge will I give you?” She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.

• Genesis 38:19

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

• Genesis 38:20

  Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he didn’t find her.

• Genesis 38:21

  Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?” They said, “There has been no prostitute here.”

• Genesis 38:22

  He returned to Judah, and said, “I haven’t found her; and also the men of the place said, ‘There has been no prostitute here.’”

• Genesis 38:23

  Judah said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t found her.”

• Genesis 38:24

  About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute. Moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution.” Judah said, “Bring her out, and let her be burned.”

• Ruth 4:12

  Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which Yahweh will give you by this young woman.”

• 2 Samuel 13:1

  After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

• 2 Samuel 13:2

  Amnon was so troubled that he became sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

• 2 Samuel 13:3

  But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

• 2 Samuel 13:4

  He said to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

• 2 Samuel 13:5

  Jonadab said to him, “Lay down on your bed, and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.’”

• 2 Samuel 13:6

  So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.”

• 2 Samuel 13:7

  Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.”

• 2 Samuel 13:8

  So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. She took dough, and kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

• 2 Samuel 13:9

  She took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. Amnon said, “Have all men leave me.” Then every man went out from him.

• 2 Samuel 13:10

  Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the room, that I may eat from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the room to Amnon her brother.

• 2 Samuel 13:11

  When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister!”

• 2 Samuel 13:12

  She answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me! For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don’t you do this folly.

• 2 Samuel 13:13

  As for me, where would I carry my shame? And as for you, you will be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.”

• 2 Samuel 13:14

  However he would not listen to her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.

• 2 Samuel 13:15

  Then Amnon hated her with exceedingly great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Arise, be gone!”

• 2 Samuel 13:16

  She said to him, “Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!” But he would not listen to her.

• 2 Samuel 13:17

  Then he called his servant who ministered to him, and said, “Now put this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.”

• 2 Samuel 13:18

  She had a garment of various colors on her; for the king’s daughters who were virgins dressed in such robes. Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her.

• 2 Samuel 13:19

  Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

• 2 Samuel 13:20

  Absalom her brother said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.” So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

• 2 Samuel 13:21

  But when king David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

• 2 Samuel 13:22

  Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

• 2 Samuel 13:23

  After two full years, Absalom had sheep shearers in Baal Hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

• 2 Samuel 13:24

  Absalom came to the king, and said, “See now, your servant has sheep shearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.”

• 2 Samuel 13:25

  The king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you.” He pressed him; however he would not go, but blessed him.

• 2 Samuel 13:26

  Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”

• 2 Samuel 13:27

  But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

• 2 Samuel 13:28

  Absalom commanded his servants, saying, “Mark now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant!”

• 2 Samuel 13:29

  The servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man got up on his mule, and fled.

• 2 Samuel 13:30

  While they were on the way, the news came to David, saying, “Absalom has slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left!”

• 2 Samuel 13:31

  Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

• 2 Samuel 13:32

  Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered, “Don’t let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

• 2 Samuel 14:27

  Three sons were born to Absalom, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a woman with a beautiful face.

• 1 Chronicles 2:4

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

• 1 Chronicles 3:9

  All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.

• Ezekiel 47:19

  The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea. This is the south side southward.

• Ezekiel 48:28

  By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.

• Matthew 1:3

  Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.