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Genesis 38

Genesis 38 ( Genesis • Chapter 38 (30 verses)): And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her. And she conceived, and bare a ... Mentions: Judah, Onan , Shelah , Tamar , Zerah , Chezib , Tamar 2 , Timnah 1 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Creation & the Garden of Eden —The biblical account of Creation opens in Genesis 1:1 as God brings order, light, and life out of chaos over six days, culminating in the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Caleb (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah . (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 38 , Numbers 13 ) Perez (Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah): ( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 ) Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 ) (mentioned in Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 ) Ammonites (Generation 23 • Child of Ben Ammi ): Ammonites is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Ben Ammi . ( Genesis 19:38 ) (mentioned in Genesis 19 , Deuteronomy 2 , 1 Samuel 11 ) Seth (Generation 2 • Messianic Line • Child of Adam ): Seth is a biblical figure in Generation 2 of the Messianic Line, child of Adam , parent of Enosh . ( Genesis 4:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:1 , Luke 3:38 , Genesis 5:8 ) (mentioned in Genesis 4 , Genesis 5 , 1 Chronicles 1 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 38:3 : "And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er."; Genesis 38:6 : "And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar ."; Genesis 38:4 : "And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan .". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 38 ( Genesis • Chapter 38 (30 verses)), Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters), Exodus 38 ( Exodus • Chapter 38 (31 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Genesis 38
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 38 (30 verses)

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her. And she conceived, and bare a ... Mentions: Judah, Onan , Shelah , Tamar , Zerah , Chezib , Tamar 2 , Timnah 1 .

Genesis
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 50 Chapters

Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

Caleb
89% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

פָּלָא
pala
H6381 Hebrew
to be wonderful, surpassing, extraordinary

to be wonderful, surpassing, extraordinary. To be extraordinary, beyond human comprehension or accomplishment ('Is anything too hard for the LORD?', Genesis 18:14).

Perez
86% Messianic Line
Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

Ammonites
84% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Ben Ammi

Ammonites is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Ben Ammi . ( Genesis 19:38 )

Seth
84% Messianic Line
Generation 2 • Messianic Line • Child of Adam

Seth is a biblical figure in Generation 2 of the Messianic Line , child of Adam , parent of Enosh . ( Genesis 4:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:1 , Luke 3:38 , Genesis 5:8 )

Enosh
83% Messianic Line
Generation 3 • Messianic Line • Child of Seth

Enosh is a biblical figure in Generation 3 of the Messianic Line , child of Seth , parent of Kenan . ( Genesis 4:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:1 , Luke 3:38 , Genesis 5:11 )

Bela
80% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin

Bela is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin , parent of Ezbon , Uzzi , Uzziel , Jerimoth , Iri . ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 , 8:1 )

Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin

Ashbel (or Jediael?) is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin . ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 , 1 Chronicles 8:1 )

Onan
79% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:2-4 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 , Genesis 38:9-10 ) Onan did what was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, so He took his life. ( Genesis 38:10 )

Er
76% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:2-3 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) Er was evil in the sight of the LORD, so the LORD took his life. ( Genesis 38:7 )

Becher
76% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin

Becher is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin . ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 )

ἁγιασμός
hagiasmos
G0038 Greek
consecration, sanctification

consecration, sanctification. Primary meaning: consecration, sanctification. Strong's: properly, purification, i.e. (the state) purity; concretely (by Hebraism) a purifier. Lexical nuances: as an active verbal noun in -μός , it signifies properly the process τὸ ἁγιάζειν , rather than the resultant state, ἁγιωσύνη , hence, consecration ; sanctification : so strictly in Ro 6:19 , 22 (but v. Meyer), I Co 1:30 , I Th 4:3 , 7 , II Th 2:13 , He 12:14 , I Pe 1:2 . Elsewhere it perhaps (Ellic.; but v. Milligan, Th. , 48) inclines to the resultant state: I Th 4:4 , I Ti 2:15 (Cremer, 55, 6...

Shelah
76% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Judah

Shelah is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Judah , parent of Er, Laadah , Jokim , Cozeba , Jephunneh . ( Genesis 38:2-5 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 )

γένεσις
genesis
G1078 Greek
origin, lineage, birth

origin, lineage, birth. Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†

Ben Ammi
74% Gen 22
Generation 22 • Child of Lot

Ben Ammi is a biblical figure in Generation 22, child of Lot , parent of Ammonites . ( Genesis 19:38 )

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

The biblical account of Creation opens in Genesis 1:1 as God brings order, light, and life out of chaos over six days, culminating in the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

מַרְאָה
mara
H4759 Hebrew
vision, revelatory manifestation

vision, revelatory manifestation. Prophetic nocturnal vision through which God communicated with patriarchs and prophets ('God spoke to Israel in visions of the night', Genesis 46:2).

Exodus 38
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Exodus • Chapter 38 (31 verses)

And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: a... Mentions: Moses , Ithamar , Aaron , Judah , Dan .

Ezekiel 38
53% Chapter
Ezekiel • Chapter 38 (23 verses)

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Gog , the land of Magog , the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal , and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog , the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal : Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Gog, Magog , Meshech, Tubal, Persia .

Genesis 1
53% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 1 (31 verses)

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Genesis 2
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Genesis • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had... Mentions: Adam , Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria .

Genesis 3
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Genesis • Chapter 3 (24 verses)

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of t... Mentions: Adam , Eden .

Genesis 4
52% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 4 (26 verses)

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain , and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. And she again bare his brother Abel . And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fr... Mentions: Adam , Cain, Abel, Enoch , Irad , Nod , Eden , Tubal .

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

The crimson thread of the Biblical Genealogy traces 75 generations from Adam through Seth , Noah , Shem , Abraham , Isaac , Jacob , Judah , Perez , Boaz , David , Solomon , Nathan , Zerubbabel , Joseph , and Mary to Yeshua the Messiah .

Genesis 5
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Genesis • Chapter 5 (32 verses)

This is the book of the generations of Adam . In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam , in the day when they were created. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and bega... Mentions: Adam, Seth , Jared , Enoch , Methuselah , Ham 2 .

Genesis 6
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Genesis • Chapter 6 (22 verses)

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive w... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Ham 2 .

Genesis 7
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Genesis • Chapter 7 (24 verses)

And the Lord said unto Noah , Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. O... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Ham 2 .

Genesis 8
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Genesis • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

And God remembered Noah , and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; A... Mentions: Noah , Ararat .

Genesis 9
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Genesis • Chapter 9 (29 verses)

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes... Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth , Canaan , Ham 2 .

Genesis 10
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Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal .

Genesis 11
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Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had br... Mentions: Shem , Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ), Eber (or Heber ), Peleg , Reu , Shinar , Babel , Terah , Haran , Canaan .

Genesis 12
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Genesis • Chapter 12 (20 verses)

Now the Lord had said unto Abram , Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bl... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Lot , Haran , Canaan , Shechem , Moreh 1 , Egypt .

Genesis 13
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Genesis • Chapter 13 (18 verses)

And Abram went up out of Egypt , he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning,... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Lot , Canaan , Hebron , Egypt , Jordan , Sodom , Gomorrah , Zoar .

Genesis 14
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Genesis • Chapter 14 (24 verses)

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar , Arioch king of Ellasar , Chedorlaomer king of Elam , and Tidal king of nations; That these made war with Bera king of Sodom , and with Birsha king of Gomorrah , Shinab king of Admah , and Shemeber king of Zeboiim , and the kin... Mentions: Elam , Bela , Ham , Amalekites , Lot , Shinar , Ellasar , Sodom , Gomorrah .

Scripture Passages (24)

Genesis 38:3 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

Genesis 38:6 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar .

Genesis 38:4 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan .

Genesis 38:10 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.

Genesis 38:15 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

Genesis 38:7 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And Er, Judah 's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.

Genesis 38:27 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

Genesis 38:13 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And it was told Tamar , saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep.

Genesis 38:30 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah .

Genesis 38:19 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Genesis 38:8 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And Judah said unto Onan , Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

Genesis 38:2 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

Genesis 38:5 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah : and he was at Chezib , when she bare him.

Genesis 38:23 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

Genesis 38:17 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?

Genesis 38:1 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Genesis 38:20 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.

Genesis 38:22 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And he returned to Judah , and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.

And Saul died, and Baal –hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

Genesis 38:21 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.

Genesis 38:26 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

Genesis 38:12 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And in process of time the daughter of Shua Judah 's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnah , he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Genesis 38:28 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

Genesis 38:29 (KJV)
Genesis 38 KJV

And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

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