Er

Er is a man living at the time of Egypt and the wilderness, from the tribe of Judah. He is named in 6 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 38:3.

Family

Verses

Genesis

• Genesis 38:3
  And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.
• Genesis 38:6
  And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
• Genesis 38:7
  And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
• Genesis 46:12
  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.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers

• Numbers 26:19
  The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 2:3
  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.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.