Genesis 38:3

World English Bible (2000)

She conceived, and bore a son; and he 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 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

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  • Gen 38:4-9
    6 verses
    86%

    4She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.

    5She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.

    6Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

    7Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him.

    8Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to your brother."

    9Onan knew that the seed wouldn't be his; and it happened, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.

  • 1 Chr 2:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and he killed him.

    4Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

  • Gen 38:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1It happened at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

    2Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her, and went in to her.

  • 1 Chr 7:23
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    23He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

  • Gen 29:34-35
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    74%

    34She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

    35She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, "This time will I praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.

  • Num 26:19
    73%

    19The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 46:12
    72%

    12The 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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    72%

    23Judah said, "Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven't found her."

    24It happened about three months later, that it was told Judah, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute; and moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution." Judah said, "Bring her forth, and let her be burnt."

    25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man, whose these are, I am with child." She also said, "Please discern whose are these--the signet, and the cords, and the staff."

    26Judah acknowledged them, and said, "She is more righteous than I, because I didn't give her to Shelah, my son." He knew her again no more.

    27It happened in the time of her travail, that behold, twins were in her womb.

  • Gen 30:23-24
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    23She conceived, bore a son, and said, "God has taken away my reproach."

    24She named him Joseph, saying, "May Yahweh add another son to me."

  • Matt 1:2-3
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    71%

    2Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

    3Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

  • Hos 1:8
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    8Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

  • 1 Chr 1:18
    69%

    18Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.

  • Gen 38:11
    68%

    11Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;" for he said, "Lest he also die, like his brothers." Tamar went and lived in her father's house.

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

    16He turned to her by the way, and said, "Please come, let me come in to you," for he didn't know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?"

  • Gen 38:18
    68%

    18He said, "What pledge will I give you?" She said, "Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand." He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.

  • Gen 38:29-30
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    29It happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out, and she said, "Why have you made a breach for yourself?" Therefore his name was called Perez.

    30Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.

  • Gen 30:5
    67%

    5Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

  • 1 Chr 1:34
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    34Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.

  • Hos 1:3
    67%

    3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.