Genesis 38:11 meaning and explanation
Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
Genesis 38:11, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Judah speaks to Tamar, the widow of his firstborn Er, after Er and Onan have died. The custom reflected in this chapter held that a childless widow could expect the family to raise up an heir for her dead husband through his brother.
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