Together with the brief preceding narrative of the birth of Er, Onan, and Shelah, and the subsequent narrative of the birth of Perez's children, the passage is often regarded as Prostitutes Tamra a significant chronological issue, since it is surrounded by a narrative concerning Joseph ; before the passage occurs, Joseph is described as being 17 Prostitutes Tamra old, [22] and after the passage, Joseph is described as meeting up with Judah some 9 years [23] [24] after See more had reached 30 years in age.