Genesis 38:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. ”

Genesis 38:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ ǎdûllâm , ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע shûa‛ , Shua‘, “luck, riches, cry.” 3. ער ‛ êr , ‘Er, “wa...
Genesis 38:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass at that time, that (a) Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name [was] Hirah. (a) Moses describes the genealogy of Judah, because the M...
Genesis 38:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38. Judah and Tamar. The source is J, but not the same stratum as that to which the Joseph story belongs. There is not room for the events either before or after the events of Genesis 37, n...
Genesis 38:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. And it came to pass at that time, that Judah. Before Moses proceeds in relating the history of Joseph, he inserts the genealogy of Judah, to which he devotes more labor, because the Redeem...
Genesis 38:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And it came to pass at that time - The facts mentioned here co...
Genesis 38:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And it came, &c.— Moses relates this transaction because it concerned the principal end which his history had in view; namely, to transmit the genealogy of Christ, who descended from Abraham by...
Genesis 38:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. At that time. This form of speech, which is of frequent...
Genesis 38:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Adullamite ] Adullam was in the lowland of Judah, SW. of Jerusalem.
Genesis 38:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

At that time. — This does not mean at the time of Joseph’s sale; for as there was only an interval of twenty-two years between that event and the descent into Egypt, this period is scarcely long en...
Genesis 38:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The sad and tragic story of Judah's corruption recorded here needs very little comment. It carries its own lessons of the frailty of human nature and of the far-reaching effects of sin. However, pla...
Genesis 38:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This Chapter is a digression from the subject of Joseph's history, but it becomes a very interesting one, because it records the race of Judah, another of Jacob's sons. And as our LORD spra...
Genesis 38:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass at that time ,.... This some refer to the time of Jacob's coming from Padanaram into Canaan, soon after he came to Shechem, and before the affair of Dinah; but to this may be obj...
Genesis 38:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name [was] Hirah. Ver. 1. And it came to pass at that time. ] Before the rape...
Genesis 38:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

At that time That is, about that time; this expression, as also the words then, in those days , often referring in Scripture to a considerable space of time. For though these words, as Le Clerc...
Genesis 38:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The story of Joseph is interrupted in this chapter to expose the shamefulness of an important part of Judah's history. We have seen that Judah took the lead in selling Joseph as a slave. In fact, in...
Genesis 38:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judah's Profligacy. B. C. 1717. 1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down...
Genesis 38:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

GENESIS CHAPTER 38 Judah marries a Canaanitish woman, who bears him three sons, Genesis 38:1-5 . He marries his eldest son to Tamar, Genesis 38:6 . He being wicked is slain by God, Genesis...
Genesis 38:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judah Falls Further Into Sin ( Genesis 38:1-30 ). The compiler's purpose in the insertion of this separate account of Judah's private life here is to demonstrate that Judah, having betrayed Joseph...
Genesis 38:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 38:1 . Turned in.] (Heb.) “And he pitched,” i.e., his tent. He came to dwell in the near neighbourhood of a man belonging to the small kingdom of Adullam ( Joshua 12:...
Genesis 38:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 38:1 . At that time. All the events of this chapter could not happen in the twenty-two years from the selling of Joseph, to Israel's going down into Egypt; but according to Eben Ezra, as q...
Genesis 38:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judah The character of Judah - I. FAITHLESSNESS TOWARDS GOD. 1. In his separation from his brethren ( Genesis 38:1 ). 2. In his marriage with an idolater ( Genesis 38:2 ). II. A STRONG...
Genesis 38:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 38:1 And it came to pass . The present chapter appears to interrupt the continuity of the narrative of Joseph's history. Partly on this account, and partly because the n...
Genesis 38:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it came to pass at that time that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. After the episode with Joseph, Judah separated himself from his b...
Genesis 38:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A.M. 2265. B.C. 1739. it came. turned. Genesis 19:2 Genesis 19:3 Judges 4:18 2 Kings 4:8 Proverbs 9:6 Proverbs 13:20 Adullamite. Joshua 12:15 Joshua 15:35 1 Samuel 22:1 2 Samuel 23...
Genesis 38:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judah went down from his brethren — Withdrew for a time from his father's family, and got intimately acquainted with one Hirah an Adullamite. When young people that have been well educated begin to...

Genesis 38:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 38:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 38:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 38:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 38:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 38:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 38:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 38:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 38:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 38:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 38:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 38:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 38:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 38:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes