Story · 22 · The Matriarch
Seal and staff
Tamar demands Judah's seal and staff as a pledge of payment, emblems of identity like a driver's license and a ring.
Evidence that saves her life.
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When her pregnancy is exposed, she produces them, sparing Judah public shame while proving her case.
Bible reference: Genesis 38:18, 25–26
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 362–363
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