The Book of Jubilees: The Torah Calendar eBook - Book - Page 211
4 1 : J U D A H
The
punishment
appointed
for such an
offence on
the part of
a priest’s
daughter
(Lev. 21:9).
S I N S
by the hand of his shepherd,
an Adullamite, and he found
her not; and he asked the
people of the place, saying:
“Where is the harlot who was
here?” And they said unto
him: “There is no harlot here
with us.” 15 And he returned
and informed him, and said
unto him that he had not
found her; “I asked the people
of the place, and they said
unto me: ‘There is no harlot
here.’” And he said: “Let her
keep (them) lest we become
a cause of derision.” 16 And
when she had completed three
months, it was manifest that
she was with child, and they
told Judah, saying: “Behold
Tamar, thy daughter-in-law, is
with child by whoredom.”
17 And Judah went to the
house of her father, and
said unto her father and her
brothers: “Bring her forth,
and let them burn her, for she
hath wrought uncleanness
in Israel.” 18 And it came to
pass when they brought her
forth to burn her that she sent
to her father-in-law the ring
and the necklace, and the
staff, saying: “Discern whose
are these, for by him am I with
child.”
19 And Judah acknowledged,
and said: “Tamar is more
righteous than I am. And
A N D
R E P E N T S
therefore let them burn her
not.” 20 And for that reason
she was not given to Shelah,
and he did not again approach
her. 21 And after that she bare
two sons, Perez and Zerah, in
the seventh year of this second
week. 22 And thereupon the
seven years of fruitfulness
were accomplished, of which
Joseph spake to Pharaoh.
23 And Judah acknowledged
that the deed which he had
done was evil, for he had lain
with his daughter-in-law, and
he esteemed it hateful in his
eyes, and he acknowledged
that he had transgressed
and gone astray; for he had
uncovered the skirt of his son,
and he began to lament and
to supplicate before Yahuah
because of his transgression.
24 And we told him in a
dream that it was forgiven
him because he supplicated
earnestly, and lamented, and
did not again commit it. 25
And he received forgiveness
because he turned from his
sin and from his ignorance, for
he transgressed greatly before
our Elohim; and every one
that acteth thus, every one
who lieth with his mother-inlaw, let them burn him with
fire that he may burn therein,
for there is uncleanness and
pollution upon them; with fire
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2170 A.M.
Perez =
Phares.
Ancestor of
Messiah thru
Judah. This
account is
important
as Messiah
chose this
bloodline
from Shem
not from
Shua the
Canaanite.
Thamar was
from Aram.
Cf. Mt. 1:3;
Lk. 3:33
Cf. Gn. 41:53
Cf. Lv. 20:14
