Tamar (wife of Er)
♀Description
Widow of Er and Onan; denied the levirate marriage to Shelah, she disguised herself as a prostitute and conceived twins by her father-in-law Judah. Mother of Perez, through whom David and Christ descend. Named in Matthew 1:3.
Relationships
Family tree
Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.
