Hirah, first mentioned in Genesis 38:1, was a man from Adullam and a friend of Judah, son of Jacob, living during the time of the patriarchs.
About Hirah
Adullamite and friend of Judah to whose house Judah went after he and his brothers sold Joseph (Gn 38:1). He accompanied Judah to the sheepshearing after Judah’s wife died (v 12), and he served as the messenger to carry a kid from Judah to Tamar (v 20).
Key References
About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
All Scripture References (2)
Genesis (2)
About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.