Genesis 38:2 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

There Judah saw a Canaanite woman whose father was named Shuah. He married her and slept with her.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse tells us that Judah married a Canaanite woman, beginning a relationship that would lead to significant consequences in his family line.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs after Judah left his brothers following the selling of Joseph into slavery. Judah had moved away from his family and was living among the Canaanites. Marriage between Israelites and Canaanites was generally discouraged because of different religious beliefs and practices, but intermarriage did occur during this early period.

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