³犹大 从 他玛氏 生 法勒斯 和 谢拉 ；法勒斯 生 希斯崙 ；希斯崙 生 亚兰 ；

³ And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

³ Verse 3. Phares and Zara] The remarkable history of these

twins may be seen, Gen. 38: Some of the ancients were of opinion,

that the evangelist refers to the mystery of the youngest being

preferred to the eldest, as prefiguring the exaltation of the

Christian Church over the synagogue. Concerning the women whose

names are recorded in this genealogy, see the note at the end of

the chapter.