Genesis 38:7

But Er, Judah's firstborn son, was always going against God and doing bad things and so God killed him.

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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

6Er was Judah's oldest son. Years later, when he was grown up, Judah got a wife for him. Her name was Tamar.

8Judah said to Onan, his second son, “Your brother Er has died and so by our culture, you have to marry his wife Tamar. Go and sleep with her so that she can have a baby to keep your older brother's family line going.”

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Cross References

Genesis 6:8But the Lord was pleased with Noah.

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 →

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