Genesis 38:28
“And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it came to pass as he drew back his hand,.... Into the "uterus" again:
that, behold, his brother came out; out of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 38:1-30
- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The midwife - bound upon his hand a scarlet thread - The binding of the scarlet thread about the wrist of the child…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 38:24-30
Here is, I. Judah's rigour against Tamar, when he heard she was an adulteress. She was, in the eye of the law, Shelah's…