Genesis 38:7
Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
6Judah found a wife for Er, his firstborn. Her name was Tamar.
Cross References
Genesis 6:8But Noah found favor in the eyes of Yahweh.
Genesis 19:13For we are about to destroy this place, because the accusations against it before Yahweh have become so loud that he has sent us to destroy it.”
Numbers 26:19Judah's sons were Er and Onan, but these men died in the land of Canaan.
1 Kings 17:20He cried to Yahweh and said, “Yahweh my God, have you also brought disaster on the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?”
2 Chronicles 33:6In the Valley of Ben Hinnom he caused his sons to pass through the fire. He practiced sorcery, divination and he read omens, and he consulted with those who talked with the dead and with those who talked with spirits. Manasseh did much evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he provoked 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 →