Genesis 38:8 — So Judah told Onan, “It's your duty to marry Tamar and have a child for your br… — CEV | maBible

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8 So Judah told Onan, “It's your duty to marry Tamar and have a child for your brother.”

Notes and references

It's your duty … child … brother: If a man died without having children, his brother was to marry the dead man's wife and have a child, who was to be considered the child of the dead brother (see Deuteronomy 25.5,6).

Events in this chapter

38.1 — Juda et Tamar : péché, mais lignée du Messie

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Le prix du pardon La Genèse rapporte le premier sacrifice de la Bible : Dieu lui-même habille Adam et Ève de vêtements de peau (Genèse 3:21). Pour couvrir leur honte, un animal a dû mourir. Dès le début, le pardon a un prix, et c'est Dieu qui le paie.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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