While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.

Tamar was told, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

After some time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. After Judah was consoled, he left for Timnah to visit his sheepshearers, along with his friend Hirah the Adullamite.