Tamar
Tamar left home at a young age so that she could marry into the family of Judah. During these times, a woman was valued by her offspring, but she wasn’t able to conceive with her first husband, Er. God then struck Er down, and she married Onan, the second brother. Onan refused to have a child with Tamar, so God punished him, and he died. The law forced Tamar to marry a third brother with whom she still couldn't bear a child with. Tamar was dealing with failure after failure. She had to face the fear of being childless and destitute head on. She had to call for her own justice. Tamar dressed like a prostitute and lured Judah, her father-in-law, into have sex with her. As a result, she bore two twins. Her actions were not only unethical, but she also lost her life for her actions. One of her sons was the ancestor of King David, who is in a direct lineage to Jesus.
