Er in the Bible
Meaning: watchman
Thematic Bible
Er » Son of judah
Judah's three sons Er, Onan, and Shelah were born to him through Bath-shua, a Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, became wicked in the LORD's sight, so he put him to death.
and she conceived, bore a son, and named him Er.
Judah found a wife for his oldest son Er. Her name was Tamar. But the LORD considered Er, Judah's oldest son, to be wicked so he put him to death.
and Judah's sons Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Technically, Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
The descendants of Judah originally included Er and Onan, though Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Er » A son of shelah
The descendants of Judah's son Shelah were Er, who fathered Lecah, Laadah (who fathered Mareshah and the families who belonged to the guild of linen workers at Beth-ashbea),
Er » An ancestor of jesus
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,