Tamar
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Judah's suspicion
in the texts
Stromata
Biblical figure who sat at the crossroads disguised as a harlot, used as an image in the allegory.
You may also have another image of what has been said in Tamar, who sat at the crossroads and gave the appearance of a harlot, whom the learning-loving Judah (and "Judah" is interpreted "mighty"), leaving nothing unexamined and unsearched, looked upon and turned aside to her, keeping his confession toward God.
De Cultu Feminarum
Biblical figure who painted and adorned herself, veiled, and was taken by Judah to be a harlot
That Tamar, because she had painted and adorned herself, was for that reason seen by Judah's suspicion to be sitting—and so far did she lie hidden under a veil, the quality of her dress belying a harlot, that he both wished her and accosted her as a harlot and bargained with her.