Tamar

Tamar was a woman with a complicated life. She was the daughter-in-law of Judah, but she was also his lover. She had two children by him, the twins Perez and Zerah. Tamar's story is one of love, loss, and redemption. Tamar was first married to Judah's son Er. But Er died young, and Judah promised to give Tamar his other son, Onan, in marriage. However, Onan refused to have children with Tamar, so that his own inheritance would not be divided. This angered God, and he killed Onan as well. Judah was now left with a problem. He had promised Tamar to marry his son, but both of his sons were now dead. He didn't want to marry her himself, because he was too old. So he told Tamar to go back to her father's house and wait until he could find a husband for her. Tamar was not happy with this. She knew that Judah had promised her to marry his son, and she was determined to have his children. So she disguised herself as a prostitute and waited for Judah to come by. When he did, she seduced him and had two children by