Genesis 38:28

Easy To Read Version

While she was giving birth, one baby put his hand out. The nurse tied a red string on the hand and said, “This baby was born first.”

Cross References

Genesis 25:26

When the second baby was born, he was holding tightly to Esau’s heel. So that baby was named Jacob. [147] Isaac was 60 years old when Jacob and Esau were born.

Genesis 38:27

The time came for Tamar to give birth. They saw she was going to have twins.

Genesis 38:29

But that baby pulled his hand back in. Then the other baby was born first. So the nurse said, “So you were able to break out first!” So they named him Perez. [234]