Er

Judah's firstborn son, killed by God for his wickedness.

A written article for Er is still to come. Below and alongside: where Er appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1900 BC
    1400 BC
  • Er
    1752 BC to 1452 BC

Original word

  • עֵר er
    H6147
Relationships
Father: Judah Mother: Bath-shua Mother: Daughter of Shuah Wife: Tamar Brother: Onan Brother: Perez Brother: Shelah Brother: Zerah Member of: Tribe of Judah
Citations
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Where Er appears in Scripture

Genesis 38

וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ עֵֽר׃
3
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
וַיִּקַּח יְהוּדָה אִשָּׁה לְעֵר בְּכוֹרוֹ וּשְׁמָהּ תָּמָֽר׃
6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
וַיְהִי עֵר בְּכוֹר יְהוּדָה רַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיְמִתֵהוּ יְהוָֽה׃
7
And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

Genesis 46

וּבְנֵי יְהוּדָה עֵר וְאוֹנָן וְשֵׁלָה וָפֶרֶץ וָזָרַח וַיָּמָת עֵר וְאוֹנָן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵי-פֶרֶץ חֶצְרֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃
12
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 26

בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה עֵר וְאוֹנָן וַיָּמָת עֵר וְאוֹנָן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃
19
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

1 Chronicles 2

בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה עֵר וְאוֹנָן וְשֵׁלָה שְׁלוֹשָׁה נוֹלַד לוֹ מִבַּת-שׁוּעַ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִית וַיְהִי עֵר׀ בְּכוֹר יְהוּדָה רַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃
3
The 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.

1 Chronicles 4

בְּנֵי שֵׁלָה בֶן-יְהוּדָה עֵר אֲבִי לֵכָה וְלַעְדָּה אֲבִי מָֽרֵשָׁה וּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת בֵּית-עֲבֹדַת הַבֻּץ לְבֵית אַשְׁבֵּֽעַ׃
21
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,