Talk:Tamar (Genesis)

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Is the last part really necessary?

"thereby illustrating the law of human nature noticed even by the heathen, "

Who are these "heathen"? In modern usage has a connotation of "One who is regarded as irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened".

Veils and prostitutes

The story of Tamar is one of my favorites. 1st, only the NIV says,"[she] covered herself with a veil to disguise herself." The King James Version doesn't say this. It was simply customary for prostitutes to wear a veil for pizzazz. In fact, according to the King James Version, "When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face."

2nd, it shows that the Jacob the Prophet made no effort to ban prostitution and this is why prostitution has Judaic legitimacy--beside my personal belief that we ought to promote it. Furthermore, Solomon made no fuss when two prostitutes came before him to claim a baby as their own. Based on my own Biblical exegesis, it is permissible and churches are the ideal place to serve as brothels for male, female, and transsexual prostitutes.--71.105.17.37 (talk) 08:02, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

First of all, the talk page is not a forum for the subject of the article.

Second, just because something is described in the Bible does not mean it is prescribed or encouraged. Also, just because it does not explicitly condemn an action does not mean the Bible encourages the action. It fact, both the old and New Testament condemn prostitution. 174.89.177.201 (talk) 22:57, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

"both the old and New Testament condemn prostitution" Says who? What is the source for this condemnation? Dimadick (talk) 02:35, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Proverbs 23 27:for a prostitute is a deep pit.

Nice try, Dimadick,I know all of your little tricks. 76.67.70.150 (talk) 00:35, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

God's name

I deleted 'YWH' (fully spelled) and replaced it with 'God'. Many Jews (including me) don't appreciate the name being said, read, spelled, etc... Also, throughout the whole article 'God' is used, so it fits better in with the stream of things. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.75.174 (talk) 22:14, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

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