Genesis 38:6
Judah [Praised] took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar [Palm tree].
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
In Context
5She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
7Er, Judah [Praised]’s firstborn, was wicked in Adonai’s sight. Adonai killed him.
Cross References
Genesis 24:3I will make you swear by Adonai, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites [Descendants of Humbled], among whom I live.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 38:2-12
Judah's Profligacy. ( b. c. 1717.) 1 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. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at… Read the whole commentary →