Er in the Bible
Meaning: watchman
Thematic Bible
Er » Son of judah
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.
She became pregnant and had a son. Judah named him Er.
Judah acquired a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar. But Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord killed him.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Er » A son of shelah
The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the clans of the 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,