A name from Scripture
Tamar
TAY-mar
Meaning
Palm tree; Date palm
Hebrew origin · Girl · First in Genesis
What it points to
Tamar — the palm tree — stands resilient through adversity. Her inclusion in Christ's genealogy proclaims that God redeems the stories the world would rather forget.
Verses · King James Version
“And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son.”
Genesis 38:26
“And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar.”
Matthew 1:3