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Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her, and went in to her.
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A Forbidden Alliance
Commentators unanimously view Judah's marriage to a Canaanite woman as a serious transgression. It was a "willful indiscretion" that defied the example set by his forefathers, Abraham and Isaac. Scholars note that while some ancient sources translate "Canaanite" as "merchant," this is likely an attempt to lessen the disgrace of what was considered a forbidden alliance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
1. עדלם ‛ ǎdûllâm, Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh, Chirah, “nobility?”
19th Century
Anglican
Canaanite. —This is rendered in the Targum merchant, and so the Authorised Version translates Canaanite in Proverbs 31:24…
16th Century
Protestant
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite. I am not satisfied with the interpretation that some give of “merchant” for the wor…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite Onkelos and Jonathan, and so Jarchi and Ben Gersom, interpret …
This chapter gives an account of Judah and his family, and it is such an account that it seems a wonder that of all Jacob's sons, our Lord would sp…