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Hirah

Hirah

A person of the age of the patriarchs, first named at Genesis 38:1.

Lived: the Patriarchs

Where in scripture

Genesis

At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Genesis 38:1

After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.

Genesis 38:12

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Genesis 38:1Genesis 38:12

In their own words — 2 recorded sayings

“And he put questions to the men of the place, saying, Where is the loose woman who was in Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There was no such woman there.” — Genesis 38:21
“So he went back to Judah, and said, I have not seen her, and the men of the place say that there is no such woman there.” — Genesis 38:22

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).