Genesis 38:15 (WEB)
When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
Fathers and councils · 4
Augustine of Hippo
“But why do these persons think they may imitate Tamar telling a lie, and not think they may imitate Judah committing fornication?” — editor's note: Gen. xxxviii. 14–18
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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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Cyprian of Carthage
“Also in Genesis: “Thamar covered herself with a cloak, and adorned herself; and when Judah beheld her, she appeared to him to be a harlot.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxxviii. 14, 15.
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.37.