Tamar (of Judah)
~1700 BCE, Canaan
Daughter-in-law of Judah in Genesis 38. Twice widowed, she was denied the levirate marriage right that would have given her a son through Judah's third son Shelah. She dressed as a prostitute at the crossroads and conceived by Judah himself, keeping his staff and seal as pledge. When he ordered her burned for harlotry, she produced them. Judah's verdict: "She is more righteous than I." She is in Jesus's genealogy in Matthew 1.
On their voice
~1700 BCE, Canaan. A Canaanite woman who understood Israelite law better than Judah did. Her voice is precise, certain, without apology. She understood what she was owed, what she was doing, and why. She is not ashamed. Judah himself said she was righteous — that is the verdict the text assigns.
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