Genesis 38:3

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She became pregnant and had a son. Judah named him Er.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 46:12 : 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 were Hezron and Hamul.
  • Num 26:19 : 19 Judah The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

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  • Gen 38:4-9
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    4 She became pregnant again and had another son, whom she named Onan.

    5 Then she had yet another son, whom she named Shelah. She gave birth to him in Kezib.

    6 Judah acquired a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

    7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the LORD’s sight, so the LORD killed him.

    8 Then Judah said to Onan,“Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise up a descendant for your brother.”

    9 But Onan knew that the child would not be considered his. So whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he wasted his emission on the ground so as not to give his brother a descendant.

  • 1 Chr 2:3-4
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    3 Judah’s Descendants The sons of Judah:Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him.

    4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

  • Gen 38:1-2
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    1 Judah and Tamar At that time Judah left his brothers and stayed with an Adullamite man named Hirah.

    2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. Judah acquired her as a wife and slept with her.

  • 23 He slept with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family.

  • Gen 29:34-35
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    34 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.

    35 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“This time I will praise the LORD.”That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.

  • 19 Judah The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

  • 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 were Hezron and Hamul.

  • Gen 38:23-27
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    23 Judah said,“Let her keep the things for herself. Otherwise we will appear to be dishonest. I did indeed send this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”

    24 After three months Judah was told,“Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution, and as a result she has become pregnant.” Judah said,“Bring her out and let her be burned!”

    25 While they were bringing her out, she sent word to her father-in-law:“I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong.” Then she said,“Identify the one to whom the seal, cord, and staff belong.”

    26 Judah recognized them and said,“She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn’t give her to Shelah my son.” He was not physically intimate with her again.

    27 When it was time for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

  • Gen 30:23-24
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    23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said,“God has taken away my shame.”

    24 She named him Joseph, saying,“May the LORD give me yet another son.”

  • Matt 1:2-3
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    2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

    3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah(by Tamar), Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,

  • 8 When she had weaned‘No Pity’(Lo-Ruhamah) she conceived again and gave birth to another son.

  • 18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

  • 11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar,“Live as a widow in your father’s house until Shelah my son grows up.” For he thought,“I don’t want him to die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

  • Gen 38:15-16
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    15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

    16 He turned aside to her along the road and said,“Come, please, I want to sleep with you.”(He did not realize it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked,“What will you give me so that you may sleep with me?”

  • 18 He said,“What pledge should I give you?” She replied,“Your seal, your cord, and the staff that’s in your hand.” So he gave them to her, then slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

  • Gen 38:29-30
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    29 But then he drew back his hand, and his brother came out before him. She said,“How you have broken out of the womb!” So he was named Perez.

    30 Afterward his brother came out– the one who had the scarlet thread on his hand– and he was named Zerah.

  • 5 Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

  • 34 Isaac’s Descendants Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:Esau and Israel.

  • 3 So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. Then she conceived and gave birth to a son for him.