The Daily RootedHome StoriesGradesChurchesWhat's NewAbout
Bible:
Student sheets‹ Back to chapter 38

For teachers and parents. Prints separately from the student sheets.

Genesis 38 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Judah and Tamar

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolTwin Babies

babyheartcrownstars

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenTwins

BABY → picture 3LOVE → picture 1KING → picture 2STARS → picture 4

Grade 1God Brings Good

Twin babies born → picture 2Judah said sorry → picture 4King David's family → picture 1God brings good → picture 3

Order:

1. Judah went down from his brothers2. Judah took a wife for Er3. Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend4. Judah acknowledged them

Grade 2Judah Admits He Was Wrong

  1. Who did Judah make a promise to? Tamar (circle)
  2. Did Judah keep his promise? No (circle)
  3. What did Judah say when he saw he was wrong? Judah said, She is more righteous than I.
  4. What were the names of the twins? Perez and Zerah (circle)
  5. What famous king came from Perez's family? King David (and later Jesus)
OARHNWKGLBJUDAHFVOGTWINSDTMMOKINGFMBULOKCDVLADOMDUWBFBUVLSTARSYDEYFVWHKGJATGODMHO

Grade 3A Broken Promise

  1. Whom did Judah marry? A Canaanite woman
  2. What promise did Judah fail to keep? To give his son Shelah to Tamar as husband
  3. What three things did Tamar keep as proof? Judah's seal, cord and staff
  4. What did Judah say when he saw the proof? Judah said, She is more righteous than I.
  5. What were the names of Tamar's twin sons? Perez and Zerah
1: Judah went down from his brothers2: Judah took a wife for Er3: Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend4: Judah acknowledged them

Grade 4Judah Begins to Change

  1. Why does Genesis interrupt Joseph's story with Judah? To show what Judah was like and how God would change him
  2. How had Judah wronged Tamar? He failed to keep his promise and left her without protection.
  3. What was the first sign of change in Judah? He humbly confessed, She is more righteous than I.
  4. Where is Tamar named in the New Testament? In Jesus' family tree, Matthew 1:3

Word bank: 1. Judah; 2. good; 3. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Grace in an Unlikely Family Line

  1. How does Genesis 38 contrast with Joseph's story? Joseph will resist temptation in a foreign land, while Judah drifts and lives carelessly in the promised land.
  2. How did Judah wrong Tamar? He withheld Shelah, leaving her a widow without a future, against the custom meant to protect her.
  3. Does Scripture approve of Tamar's actions? What does it emphasize instead? No, it records them without approval; it emphasizes Judah's hypocrisy and confession.
  4. How does Judah's confession begin a change seen later? In Genesis 44 he offers his own life for Benjamin.
  5. Why is Tamar's place in Matthew 1 significant? Christians have read it as showing that God works through sinful people by grace to bring the Savior who redeems sinners.

Word bank: 1. Judah; 2. twins; 3. King; 4. Jesus; 5. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.