Genèse 38:6

6 Et Juda prit une femme pour Er, son premier-né; elle s'appelait Tamar.

Genèse 38:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 38:6

And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn
Chose one for him, and presented her to him for his liking, whom he approving of married: whose name [was] Tamar;
which signifies a "palm tree": the Targum of Jonathan says, she was the daughter of Shem; but it is altogether improbable that a daughter of his should be living at this time, and young enough to bear children: it is much more probable that she was daughter of Levi, Judah's brother, as an Arabic writer ^F15 asserts; but it is more likely still that she was the daughter of a Canaanite, who was living in the same place, though his name is not mentioned, ( Genesis 38:11 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. p. 16.

Genèse 38:6 In-Context

4 Et elle conçut encore, et enfanta un fils, et elle le nomma Onan.

5 Elle enfanta encore un fils, et elle le nomma Shéla. Et Juda était à Kezib, quand elle l'enfanta.

6 Et Juda prit une femme pour Er, son premier-né; elle s'appelait Tamar.

7 Mais Er, premier-né de Juda, fut méchant aux yeux de l'Éternel, et l'Éternel le fit mourir.

8 Alors Juda dit à Onan: Viens vers la femme de ton frère; prends-la, comme beau-frère, et suscite une postérité à ton frère.