In the
Bible Tamar - תָּמָר "
Date Palm",
Standard Hebrew 'Tamar,
Tiberian Hebrew Tāmār was the daughter-in-law of
Judah, to whose eldest son,
Er, she was married . After her husband's death, she was married to
Onan, his brother (8), and on his death, Judah promised to her that his third son,
Shelah, would become her husband. This promise was not fulfilled, and Tamar disguised herself as a temple prostitute and offered herself to her father-in-law Judah. She claimed his staff, signet and cloak as pledge of payment. From this union, Tamar became pregnant. When Judah accused her of
fornication, she produced the staff and signet and identified Judah himself as the father. Tamar had twin sons,
Zarah and
Pharez . Tamar enabled Judah to have children of non-Canaanite lineage.
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