Genesis 38:28 meaning and explanation
And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.
Genesis 38:28, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Tamar is giving birth to twins fathered by her father-in-law Judah, after the deaths of her husband Er and his brother Onan. The midwife acts as witness here: when one baby's hand emerges first, she ties a scarlet thread on the wrist to mark him as the firstborn, who would carry the family's rights and inheritance.
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