Er

A man, in the time of Egypt and Wilderness · Tribe of Judah · named in 6 verses

Er, Judah's firstborn son, was killed by God because of his wickedness.

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From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 38:3.

Genesis 38:3 So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.
Genesis 38:6 Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
Genesis 38:7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles 2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.