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Er

A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.3) only referred to as Er (עֵר); son of Judah and Bath-shua; a brother of Onan and Shelah; half-brother of: Perez and Zerah; husband of Tamar.

Named in 6 verses across 3 books of the Bible.

Every verse

1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

Genesis 38:3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

Genesis 38:6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

Genesis 38:7And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

Genesis 46:12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

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