Er

Hebrew origin

Er is Judah's firstborn son, married to Tamar; Yahweh kills him for his offense in Genesis 38.

Family

Parents

Judah

Judah is Jacob and Leah's fourth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as a lion'…

Shua's Daughter

Biblical figure · Scripture

Siblings

Onan

Onan is Judah's second son; he refuses to provide offspring for Er through Tamar…

Shelah Judah

Shelah is Judah's third son by Shua's daughter, born at Chezib; Judah withholds …

Genesis 38:3
She conceived and gave birth to a son whom she named Er.
Genesis 38:6
Judah took a wife for his first-born Er, and her name was Tamar.
Genesis 38:7
But Er, Judah's first-born, offended Yahweh, and Yahweh killed him.
Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (Er and Onan had died in Canaan), and Hezron and Hamul sons of Perez.