Reference: Er

("watchful".)

1. Firstborn of Judah, by Bathshua, a Canaanite; the marriage with this daughter of a corrupt race producing sin and sorrow. Tamar was his wife but bore him no son; for "Er was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him," his sin being probably some abomination connected with the impure Canaanite idolatry (Ge 38:3-7). Ge 38:2. 1Ch 4:21.

3. Ge 46:16.

4. Lu 3:28.

1. The eldest son of Judah by his Canaanitish wife, the daughter of Shua. For wickedness, the nature of which is not described, Jahweh slew him' (Ge 38:3-7; Nu 26:19). 2. A son of Shelah the son of Judah (1Ch 4:21). 3. An ancestor of Jesus (Lu 3:28).

1. Eldest son of Judah by a daughter of Shuah, a Canaanite. "He was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him." Ge 38:3,6-7; 46:12; Nu 26:19; 1Ch 2:3.

2. Son of Shelah, of the tribe of Judah. 1Ch 4:21.

3. Son of Jose, in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus. Lu 3:28.

(watchful).

1. First-born of Judah. Er "was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him."

Ge 38:3-7; Nu 26:19

2. Descendant of Shelah the son of Judah.

1Ch 4:21

3. Son of Jose and father of Elmodam.

Lu 3:28