# Judah's Staff, Girdle and Diadem

Source: https://enocharchive.com/sacred-objects/judah-staff-girdle-and-diadem (Enoch Archive).

Judah tells his sons that two years after Tamar was widowed she heard he was going up to shear his sheep. She dressed as a bride and sat by the city gate. Judah, drunk at the waters of Chozeb, did not recognise her. When she asked what he would give her, he handed over his staff, his girdle and his royal crown.

Later, not knowing what she had done, Judah wished to put her to death, but she secretly sent the pledges back and shamed him. In his teaching afterwards he explains what he gave away. The staff was the stay of his tribe, the girdle was his power, and the diadem was the glory of his kingdom. He says he repented and took no wine or meat until his old age.

**category:** Royal