Book of Jasher — 1840 English Edition

Book of Jasher — 1840 English Edition 45

CHAPTER XLV. 1. And it was at that time in that year, which is the year of Joseph's going down to Egypt after his bro- thers had sold him, that Reuben the son of Jacob went to Timnah and took unto him for a wife Eliuram, the daughter of Avi the Canaanite, and he came to her. 2. And Eliuram the wife of Reu- ben conceived and bare him Hanoch, Palu, Chetzron and Carmi, four sons ; and Simeon his brother took his sister Dinah for a wife, and she bare unto him Memuel, Yamin, Ohad, Jachin and Zochar, five sons. 3. And he afterward came to Bunah the Canaanitish woman, the same is Bunah whom Simeon took captive from the city of Shechem, and Bunah was before Dinah and at- tended upon her, and Simeon came to lier, and she bare unto him Saul, 4. And Judah went at that time to Adulam, and he came to a man of Adulam, and his name was Hirah, and Judah saw there the daughter of a man from Canaan, and her name was Aliyath, the daughter of Shua, and he took her, and came to her, and Aliyath bare unto Judah, Er, Onan and Shiloh ; three sons. 5. And Levi and Issachar went THE BOOK OF JASIIER. 143 to the land of the east, and they took unto themselves for wives the daughters of Jobab the son of Yok- tan, the son of Eber ; and Jobab the son of Yoktan had two daughters ; the name of the elder was Adinah, and the name of the younger was Aridah. 6. And Levi took Adina, and Is- sachar took Aridah, and they came to the land of Canaan, to their father's house, and Adinah bare unto Levi, Gershon, Kehath and Merari ; three sons. 7. And Aridah bare unto Issachar Tola, Puvah, Job and Shomron, four sons ; and Dan went to the land of Moab and took for a wife Aphlaleth, the daughter of Chamudan the Moabite, and he brought her to the land of Canaan. 8. And Aphlaleth was barren, she had no offspring, and God afterward remembered Aphlaleth the wife of Dan, and she conceived and bare a son, and she called his name Chus- him. 9. And Gad and Naphtali went to Haran and took from thence the daughters of Amuram the son of Uz, the son of Nahor, for wives. 10. And these are the names of the daughters of Amuram ; the name of the elder was Merimah, and the name of the younger Uzith ; and Naphtali took Merimah, and Gad took Uzith ; and brought them to the land of Canaan, to their father's house. 1 1 . And Merimah bare unto Naphtali Yachzeel, Guni, Jazer and Shalem, four sons ; and Uzith bare unto Gad Zephion, Chagi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Arali, seven sons. 12. And Asher went forth and took Adon tlie daughter of Aphlal, the son of Hadad, the son of Ish- mael, for a wife, and he brought her to the land of Canaan. 13. And Adon the wife of Asher died in those days ; she had no off- spring ; and it was after the death of Adon that Asher went to the other side of the river and took for a wife Hadurah the daughter of Abimacl, the son of Eber, the son of JShem. 14. And the young woman was of a comely appearance, and a woman of sense, and she had been the wife of Malkicl the son of Elam, the son of Shem. 15. And Hadurah bare a daughter unto Malkiel, and he called her name Serach, and Malkiel died after this, and Hadurah went and remained in her father's house. 16. And after the death of the wife of Asher he went and took Hadurah for a wife, and brought her to the land of Canaan, and Serach her daughter he also brought with them, and she was three years old, and the damsel was brought up in Jacob's house. 17. And the damsel was of a come- ly appearance, and she went in the sanctified ways of the children of Jacob ; she lacked nothing, and the Lord gave her wisdom and under- standing. 18. And Hadurah the wife of Ash- er conceived and bare unto him Yimnah, Yishvah, Yishvi and Be- riah ; four sons. 19. And Zebulun went to Midian, and took for a wife Merishah the daughter of Molad, the son of Abi- da, the son of Midian, and brought her to the land of Canaan. 20. And Merushah bare unto Ze- bulun Sered, Elon and Yachlcel ; three sons. 21. And Jacob sent to Aram, the 144 THE BOOK OF JASHER. son of Zoba, the son of Terah, and he took for his son Benjamin Me- chaha the daughter of Aram, and she came to the land of Canaan to the house of Jacob ; and Benjamin was ten years old when he took Me- chalia the daughter of Aram for a wife. 22. And Mechalia conceived and bare unto Benjamin Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, five sons ; and Benjamin went afterward and took for a wife Aribath, the daugh- ter of Shomron, the son of Abraham, in addition to his first wife, and he was eighteen years old; and Aribath bare unto Benjamin Achi, Vosh, Mupim, Chupim, and Ord ; five sons. 23. And in those days Judah went to the house of Shem and took Ta- mar the daughter of Elam, the son of Shem, for a wife for his first born Er, 24. And Er came to his wife Ta- mar, and she became his wife, and when he came to her he outwardly destroyed his seed, and his work was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him. 25. And it was after the death of Er, Judah's first born, that Judah said unto Onan, go to thy brother's wife and marry her as the next of kin, and raise up seed to thy brother. 26. And Onan took Tamar for a wife and he came to her, and Onan also did like unto the work of his brother, and his work was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him also. 27. And when Onan died, Judah said unto Tamar, remain in thy fa- ther's house until my son Shiloh shall have grown up, and Judah did no more delight in Tamarj to give her unto Shiloh, for he said, perad ven- ture he will also die like his brothers. 28. And Tamar rose up and went and remained in her father's house, and Tamar was in her fathcT's house for some time. 29. And at the revolution of the year, Aliyath the wife of Judah died; and Judah was comforted for his wife, and after the death of Aliyath, Judah went up with his friend Hirah to Timnah to shear their sheep. 30. And Tamar heard that Judah had gone up to Timnah to shear the sheep, and that Shiloh was grown up^ and Judah did not delight in her. 31. And Tamar rose up and put off the garments of her widowhood, and she put a vail upon her, and she entirely covered herself, and she went and sat in the public thorough- fare, which is upon the road to Tim- nah. 32. And Judah passed and saw her and took her and he came to her, and she conceived by him, and at the time of being delivered, behold^ there were twins in her womb, and he called the name of the first Perez, and the name of the second Zarah,