Genesis 38:26 · WEB
“Judah acknowledged them, and said, "She is more righteous than I, because I didn't give her to Shelah, my son." He knew her again no more.”
— Genesis 38:26
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Patriarchs (~2000 BC)
Emotion
growing
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narrative
Emotional genome
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confessionrighteousnesshumility
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