Judah separates himself from his brothers, possibly due to the guilt felt for what took place at selling Joseph to a caravan on its way to Egypt. He marries a Canaanite woman who gives him three sons, two dying from judgment for their evil. Promising the widow of his son Onan that he will have his son Shelah perform the levarite duty so that she can have an inheritance, Judah breaks his word. This is a chapter about sin, its consequences, and how God in His grace places a woman who plays the role of a prostitute, becomes part of the family line of Jesus Christ.

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