The biblical stories tell us about families with problems, and indeed there is no perfectly healthy family.
The story of Judah and Tamar has a somewhat encouraging ending. What lessons can we learn from them? And what lessons can we learn from Joseph and the wife of Potiphar?
The stories of Judah and Joseph intertwine, as do the stories of Tamar and Potiphar’s wife. Why? There are several good reasons. I would not give up for a moment the wonderful stories of Joseph, with all the messages they bring and the faith with which they strengthen in me. (But that’s for another article).
Right now I want us to focus on the story of the two women (Tamar and Potiphar’s wife) who appear here within the narrative about these two brothers. Let’s try to understand why these two women also got mixed up. We start with Judah and Tamar. After Joseph is sold into slavery, Judah moves away from his father and marries a Canaanite woman. They have three sons: Er, Onan and Shelah. The eldest son Er...
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