holy spirit cried out against Judah when he married the
Canaanite woman of Adullam, saying, "The glory of Israel
went down in Adullam."[77]

The first-born son of Judah from this marriage was
named Er, "the childless," a suitable name for him that
died without begetting any issue.[78] At Judah's desire, Er
married Tamar, a daughter of Aram, the son of Shem, but
because she was not a Canaanitish woman, his mother used
artifices against her, and he did not know her, and an angel
of the Lord killed him on the third day after his wedding.
Then Judah gave Tamar to his second son Onan, the marriage
taking place before the week of the wedding festivities
for Er had elapsed. A whole year Onan lived with Tamar
without knowing her, and when, finally, Judah uttered
threats against him on that account, he did, indeed, have
intercourse with her, but, giving heed to the injunctions of
his mother, he took care not to beget any children with her.[79]
He, too, died on account of his iniquity, and his name Onan
"mourning," was well chosen, for very soon was his father
called upon to mourn for him.[80] Now Judah conceived the
plan of marrying Tamar to his youngest son Shelah, but his
wife would not permit it. She hated Tamar because she
was not of the daughters of Canaan like herself, and while
Judah was away from home, Bath-shua chose a wife for her
son Shelah from the daughters of Canaan. Judah was very
angry at Bath-shua for what she had done, and also God
poured out His wrath upon her, for on account of her wickedness
she had to die,[81] and her death happened a year after
that of her two sons.