Er (son of Judah)
Judah's Firstborn
Er was the firstborn son of Judah and his Canaanite wife, Bath-Shua. He married Tamar but died young because he was wicked in the Lord's sight. His early death set in motion events that led to the relationship between Tamar and Judah.
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Birth as Judah's Firstborn
Er was born as the first son of Judah and his Canaanite wife, the daughter of Shua, in the region of Adullam.
3and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Er.
וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ עֵֽר׃
Marriage to Tamar
Judah took Tamar as a wife for his firstborn son Er, in accordance with the customs of the time.
6Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn; her name was Tamar.
וַיִּקַּ֧ח יְהוּדָ֛ה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְעֵ֣ר בְּכוֹר֑וֹ וּשְׁמָ֖הּ תָּמָֽר׃
Death Due to Wickedness
Er was wicked in the Lord's sight, and the Lord caused him to die. The Bible gives no details about what his wickedness consisted of.
7But Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the LORD's sight, and the LORD put him to death.
וַיְהִ֗י עֵ֚ר בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֔ה רַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְמִתֵ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה׃
Mentioned in the Genealogy
He is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles as his firstborn son who was wicked and died.
3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the LORD's sight, and the LORD put him to death.
בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ וְשֵׁלָ֔ה שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙ נ֣וֹלַד ל֔וֹ מִבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית וַיְהִ֞י עֵ֣ר ׀ בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֗ה רַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃ ס