Pursuing Biblical Christianity

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Biblical People: Er (1)

Post author By Peter DeHaan
Post date December 19, 2024

Jacob’s son Judah leaves his family and travels to Adullam. There he marries a Canaanite woman, a descendant of Canaan, which as a group Noah cursed. They have three sons. The oldest is Er, followed by Onan, and then Shelah. Judah finds a wife for his firstborn son, Er. Her name is Tamar (1). All […]

Tags Bible characters, Er, Judah, More Old Testament Sinners and Saints, Onan, Shelah, Tamar

Bible Insights

Five Confusing Verses About Tamar

Post author By Peter DeHaan
Post date February 13, 2020

I blogged about Tamar and her lustful half-brother who raped her. I spent three weeks reading and re-reading this story, meditating on it and trying to make sense of it. Despite that, five perplexing verses still mystify me. Surely there’s some historical context I don’t comprehend, still I’m left with the feeling there’s more to […]

Tags Tamar, Women of the Bible