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Er

Time-period: ❸ Abraham-Mose (2000 – 1400 f.kr.)
Age: -
Father: Judah
Mother: Bath-shua
Siblings: Onan, Shelah
Half-siblings: Shobal, Perez, Zerah
Relationships: Tamar (marriage)

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Er H6147
עֵר (Er)
10 times in OT
Total    10 times

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Gen 38:3
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She became pregnant and bore a son, and he named him Er. [Er means "awake," presumably because it was a child who did not sleep much!]
Gen 38:6
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Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
Gen 38:7
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But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the eyes of the Lord (Yahweh), and the Lord (Yahweh) killed him.
Gen 46:12
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The sons of Judah:
Er and Onan [pronounced "Ohnan"] and Shelah and Perez and Zerah,
but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Num 26:19
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The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
1 Ch 2:3
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The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanite woman.
But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord. Therefore, he killed him.