Genesis 38:11
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 38
“Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.”Genesis 38:11
What Does Genesis 38:11 Mean?
Genesis 38:11 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 38, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Genesis 38:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Leviticus 22:13“But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.”Ruth 1:11“And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?”Luke 20:28“Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”Genesis 38:5“And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.”Genesis 38:14“And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.”Numbers 26:20“And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.”1 Chronicles 2:4“And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.”Ezekiel 16:38“And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.”Matthew 22:24“Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”Matthew 1:3“And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;”
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