Geneva Bible Notes: Genesis 38

Genesis 38:1 (a) Moses describeth the genealogie of Judah because the Messiah shulde come of him.

Genesis 38:2 (!) The mariage of Judah.

Genesis 38:2 (b) Which affinitie notwithstanding was condemned of God.

Genesis 38:8 (c) This ordre was for the preseruation of the stocke, that the childe begotten by the seconde brother shulde haue the name and inheritance of the first. Which is in the new Testament abolished.

Genesis 38:9 (!) The trespasse of Er and Onan, and the vengeance of God that came thereupon.

Genesis 38:11 (d) For she colde not marry in any other familie so long as Judah wolde reteine her in his.

Genesis 38:12 (/) Ebr. was comforted.

Genesis 38:14 (/) Or, in the doue of the fonteines, or, where were two waies.

Genesis 38:16 (e) God had wonderfully blinded him that he colde not knowe her by her talke.

Genesis 38:18 (/) Or, tyre of thine head.

Genesis 38:18 (!) Judah lyeth with his daughter-in-lawe Tamar.

Genesis 38:20 (f) That his wickednes might not be knowen to others.

Genesis 38:23 (/) Ebr. in contempt.

Genesis 38:23 (g) He feareth man more then God.

Genesis 38:24 (h) We se that the lawe, which was written in mans heart, taught them that whoredom shulde be punished with deathe: albeit no lawe as yet was giuen.

Genesis 38:26 (k) For the horrour of the sinne condemned him.

Genesis 38:26 (i) That is, she oght rather to accuse me then I her.

Genesis 38:29 (l) Their hainous sinne was signified by this monstrous birth.

Genesis 38:29 (m) Or the separation betwene thee & thy brother.

Genesis 38:29 (!) The birth of Pharez and Zarah.