19 And Judah acknowledged, and said: 'Tamar is more righteous than I am. (JUB) 20 And therefore let them burn her not' And for that reason she was not given to Shelah, and he did not again approach her. (JUB) 21 And after that she bare two sons, Perez [2170 A.M.] and Zerah, in the seventh year of this second week. (JUB)
Book of Jubilees 41:19–21
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Genesis 38:3–5
3 So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er. 4 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan. 5 Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
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29 But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez. 30 Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.
Book of Jubilees 41:5–7
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14 she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he… 16 …
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3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death. 4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons…
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