Genesis 38:14

God's Word

she took off her widow’s clothes, covered her face with a veil, and disguised herself. Then she sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. (She did this because she realized that Shelah was grown up now, and she hadn’t been given to him in marriage.)

Cross References

Genesis 24:65

She asked the servant, “Who is that man over there coming through the field to meet us?” “That is my master,” the servant answered. Then she took her veil and covered herself.

Genesis 38:15

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

Genesis 38:19

After she got up and left, she took off her veil and put her widow’s clothes back on.

Genesis 38:26

Judah recognized them and said, “She’s not guilty. I am! She did this because I haven’t given her my son Shelah.” Judah never made love to her again.

Proverbs 7:10

A woman with an ulterior motive meets him. She is dressed as a prostitute.

Proverbs 7:12

One moment she is out on the street, the next she is at the curb, on the prowl at every corner.

Jeremiah 3:2

“Look at the bare hills, and see. You have had sex with men in every place. You sat by the roadside waiting for them like a nomad in the desert. You have polluted the land with your prostitution and wickedness.

Ezekiel 16:25

You also built worship sites at the head of every street. You used your beauty to seduce people there. You offered your body to everyone who passed by. You increased your acts of prostitution.