Judah's sons Er and Onan died, leaving Tamar a widow. Judah sent her away but she put on a veil and acts as a Harlot. He sleeps with her and she has twins.
"It seems a wonder that of all Jacob's sons, our Lord should spring out of Judah, Hebrews 7:14. But God will show that His choice is of grace and not of merit, and that Christ came into the world to save sinners, even the chief. Also, that the worthiness of Christ is of Himself, and not from His ancestors. How little reason had the Jews, who were so called from this Judah, to boast as they did."
(Matthew Henry)
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