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Genesis 38 tells how she became pregnant by Judah
'''Tamar''' is a woman whose story is told in the Bible, sandwiched between two parts of the story of [[Joseph]]. Just when Joseph is resisting the temptation of [[Potiphar]]'s wife - and being falsely accused of the offense himself, the [[Book of Genesis]] interrupts Joseph's story to describe an episode involving [[Judah]] and Tamar. ([[Genesis 38]])
Judah's first two sons died without producing an heir. One spilled his seed to avoid impregnating his wife, the other simply refused to marry at all. Tamar </ref>, Tamar disguised herself as a harlot and enticed Judah on the road. She demanded three tokens in lieu of payment.
Later, Tamar was accused of extramarital sex when her pregnancy became known. Judah was to judge her case, but Tamar presented the tokens and he had to free her.
In [[Unification Church doctrine]], Tamar is seen as a righteous woman who cared more about the lineage than about her own life; this is a non-standard theological view.
Judah's first two sons died without producing an heir. One spilled his seed to avoid impregnating his wife, the other simply refused to marry at all. Tamar </ref>, Tamar disguised herself as a harlot and enticed Judah on the road. She demanded three tokens in lieu of payment.
Later, Tamar was accused of extramarital sex when her pregnancy became known. Judah was to judge her case, but Tamar presented the tokens and he had to free her.
In [[Unification Church doctrine]], Tamar is seen as a righteous woman who cared more about the lineage than about her own life; this is a non-standard theological view.