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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Er
Judah's firstborn. Genesis says only that he was wicked in the Lord's sight and God put him to death, and his widow Tamar's story starts from there.
First, in plain English
Judah's firstborn. Genesis says only that he was wicked in the Lord's sight and God put him to death, and his widow Tamar's story starts from there.
Who this is
Er was Judah's firstborn son, and Genesis records simply that he was wicked in the Lord's sight and that God put him to death, leaving his widow Tamar to eventually conceive a child through Judah himself.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H6147 · G2262
Where it appears
- Genesis 38:3
- Genesis 38:6
- Genesis 38:7
- Genesis 46:12
- Numbers 26:19
- 1 Chronicles 2:3
