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Judah and Tamar Revisited

Faith Adjacent

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Are You a Female Prostitute?

The Hebrew Bible uses two different words for prostitute. Zana means someone who has been with a man that is forbidden to her commit for an occasion, adultery act as a harlot. Kadesha means a female prostitute harlot, but it's only used three times in the Old Testament. The word Kadesha might be familiar because it is literally the feminine version of Kadesha, which means holy or set apart. Some women serve on the planning, the event planning committee, some women become holy sex workers.

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