Genesis 38:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 38:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 38:6 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 38:6 — KJV
“And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.”
— Genesis 38:6 (KJV)
Genesis 38:6 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 38:6
“And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:6: took, wife, whose
“And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:6: judah, took, whose
“And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:6: wife, whose, name
“And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah. a concubine: Heb. a woman a concubine, or, a wife a concubine”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:6: judah, took, wife
“And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. continued: Heb. were”
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