Genesis 38:7
And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
In Context
6And Juda took a wife for Her his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
Cross References
Genesis 6:8But Noe found grace before the Lord.
Genesis 19:13For we will destroy this place, because their cry is grown loud before the Lord, who hath sent us to destroy them.
Numbers 26:19The sons of Juda, Her and Onan, who both died in the land of Chanaan.
1 Kings 17:20And he cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord my God, hast thou afflicted also the widow, with whom I am after a so maintained, so as to kill her son?
2 Chronicles 33:6And he made his sons to pass through the fire in the valley of Benennom: he observed dreams, followed divinations, gave himself up to magic arts, had with him magicians, and enchanters: and he wrought many evils before the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
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 →