Genesis 38:6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
In Context
5And she yet again bore a son, and called his name Shelah. And he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of LORD, and LORD killed him.
Cross References
Genesis 24:3And I will make thee swear by LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou will not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 38:2-12
Judah's Profligacy. ( b. c. 1717.) 1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at… Read the whole commentary →