Who gave birth to a set of twins where the midwife tied a scarlet thread around the wrist of one of the babies? What were the twins’ names and who was their father?
Answer: Tamar gave birth to twin sons whose names were Perez and Zerah. The midwife tied a scarlet thread around the wrist of Zerah as he was being born to indicate he came out first, but he drew his hand back and his brother, Perez, came out before him. Their father was Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob. You can read about this in Genesis 38:24-30.