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The midwife ties scarlet thread around the first hand to appear.
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Genesis 38:28

The Scarlet Thread

Judah, Tamar, and the Pledge · Genesis 38

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28And when she was giving birth, he put out a hand, and the midwife took it and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”

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