Genesis 38:1

Around this time, Judah left his brothers and set up his tents at Adullam, near to a local man named Hirah.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2There Judah happened to see the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua and married her. He slept with her,

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Cross References

Genesis 19:2“Sirs, please come and stay with me for the night,” he said. “You can wash your feet and then be on your way early in the morning.” They replied, “No, it's fine. We'll spend the night here in the square.”

Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

1 Samuel 22:1David escaped and went to the cave of Adullam. When they heard where he was his brothers and all the rest of his family went and joined him there.

2 Kings 4:8One day as Elisha was passing through Shunem, a wealthy woman who lived there convinced him to have a meal. After that, whenever he was passing by he would stop there to eat.

Proverbs 13:20Being friends with wise people will make you wise, but being friends with stupid people will only cause you problems.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 38:1

This chapter gives us an account of Judah and his family, and such an account it is that one would wonder that, of all Jacob's sons, our Lord should spring out of Judah, Heb. vii. 14 . If we were to form a character of him by this story, we should not say, "Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise," ch. xlix. 8 . But God will show that his choice is of grace and not of merit, and that Christ came into the world to save sinners, even the chief, and is not ashamed, upon their repentance, to be allied to… Read the whole commentary →

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