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Later, Tamar was accused of extramarital sex when her pregnancy became known. Judah was to have her executed, {{Bible quote|it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.|book=Genesis|chap=38|verses=24|version=ASV}} but Tamar presented the tokens and he had to free her.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=sszkMzFdRP0C&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=joseph+is+resisting+the+temptation+of+potiphar's+wife&source=web&ots=tUbMTz99RR&sig=YcuN6jplyguGEqtAqcMFnggHgdI&hl=en Judah and Tamar - Models of Moral Action], A Torah Commentary for Our Times
Later, Tamar was accused of extramarital sex when her pregnancy became known. Judah was to have her executed, {{Bible quote|it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.|book=Genesis|chap=38|verses=24|version=ASV}} but Tamar presented the tokens and he had to free her.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=sszkMzFdRP0C&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=joseph+is+resisting+the+temptation+of+potiphar's+wife&source=web&ots=tUbMTz99RR&sig=YcuN6jplyguGEqtAqcMFnggHgdI&hl=en Judah and Tamar - Models of Moral Action], A Torah Commentary for Our Times
By Harvey J. Fields </ref>
By Harvey J. Fields </ref>
[[King David]] was descended from Zarah, one of the twins born to Tamar and Judah.
==Views on Tamar==
In [[Jewish]] tradition, Tamar was seeking out to marry Judah in a levirate marriage.
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.
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.
==Notes==
==Notes==
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