Genesis 38:13 (WEB)
Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“Judah went in to Tamar thinking her to be a harlot; and according to the letter that killeth the prophet Hosea married not only a whore but an adulteress.” — editor's note: Gen. xxxviii. 12–18.
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Tertullian
“It was the fact that Thamar “had painted out and adorned herself” that led Judah to regard her as a harlot, and thus, because she was hidden beneath her “veil,”—the quality of her garb belying her as if she had been a harlot,—he judged (her to be one), and addressed and bargained with (her as such).” — editor's note: Comp. Gen. xxxviii. 12–30.
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