10 And after these things my son Er took to wife Tamar, from Mesopotamia, a daughter of Aram. (T12) 11 Now Er was wicked, and he was in need concerning Tamar, because she was not of the land of Canaan. (T12) 12 And on the third night an angel of the Lord smote him. (T12) 13 And he had not known her according to the evil craftiness of his mother, for he did not wish to have children by her. (T12) 14 In the days of the wedding feast I gave Onan to her in marriage; and he also in wickedness knew her not, though he spent with her a year. (T12)
Testament of Judah 2:10–14
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