Topic
Tamar (1)
8 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 38:6ISBE
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
- Genesis 38:13ISBE
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
- Genesis 38:24ISBE
¶ And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
- Genesis 38:25ISBE
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
- Genesis 38:26ISBE
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.
- 2 Samuel 13:1ISBE
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
- 2 Samuel 14:27ISBE
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
- Matthew 1:3ISBE
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 8 references
ta'-mar (tamar, "palm"; Codex Vaticanus Themar; Codex Alexandrinus Thamar (so Codex Vaticanus in Genesis)):
(1) The wife of Er, the oldest son of Judah (Ge 38:6). Upon her husband's death under the displeasure of Yahweh, his brother Onan ought to have performed the husband's part, but he evaded his duty in this respect, and likewise perished. Shelah, the next brother, was promised to her, but not given. This led Tamar to the extraordinary course narrated in Ge 38:13 ff, on which see JUDAH. By her father-in-law she became the mother of Perez and Zerah (the King James Version "Pharez and Zarah"). Judah, who at first condemned her to be burned (Ge 38:24), was compelled to vindicate her (Ge 38:25,26). Through Perez she became an ancestress of Jesus (Thamar, Mt 1:3).
(2) A daughter of David and sister of Absalom (2Sa 13:1). Her beauty inflamed her half-brother Amnon with passion, and by stratagem he forcibly violated her. This brought upon Amnon the terrible revenge of Absalom.
See ABSALOM; AMNON.
(3) A daughter of Absalom (2Sa 14:27).
See MAACAH.
James Orr
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.