Genesis 38:17 (WEB)
He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?”
Fathers and councils · 3
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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