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God's law (Lev. xviii. 18). In fact, with the exception of
Joseph and Benjamin, his other sons are described as rough
shepherds, liars (to their father and to Joseph), murderers,
adulterers, which means it was a family not becoming a
Prophet at all. Of course, the Muslims cannot accept any
calumny against a Prophet or a righteous man unless it be
expressly recorded or mentioned in the Koran. We do not
believe the sin attributed to Judah to be true (cf. chap.
xxxviii), otherwise the blessing accorded to him by Jacob
would be a contradiction; and it is this very blessing that
we propose to study and discuss in this article.
Jacob could not have blessed his son Judah if the latter
was really the father of his own daughter-in-law's son, Peres,
for both adulterers would be condemned to death by the Law
of God, Who had given him the gift of prophecy (Lev. xx 12).
However, the story of Jacob and that of his not very exem-
Joseph and Benjamin, his other sons are described as rough
shepherds, liars (to their father and to Joseph), murderers,
adulterers, which means it was a family not becoming a
Prophet at all. Of course, the Muslims cannot accept any
calumny against a Prophet or a righteous man unless it be
expressly recorded or mentioned in the Koran. We do not
believe the sin attributed to Judah to be true (cf. chap.
xxxviii), otherwise the blessing accorded to him by Jacob
would be a contradiction; and it is this very blessing that
we propose to study and discuss in this article.
Jacob could not have blessed his son Judah if the latter
was really the father of his own daughter-in-law's son, Peres,
for both adulterers would be condemned to death by the Law
of God, Who had given him the gift of prophecy (Lev. xx 12).
However, the story of Jacob and that of his not very exem-