The eldest son of Judah and Bathshua, a Canaanite woman (Genesis 38:3). The Lord killed him before he and his wife, Tamar, could have any children (Genesis 38:7; 46:12; 1 Chronicles 2:3).
The grandson of Judah and father of Lecah (1 Chronicles 4:21). He was the nephew of #1 above.
Joshua’s son and an ancestor of Joseph, the husband of Mary (Luke 3:28). See Ancestry of Jesus Christ.
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Er: family, places and timelineEvery verse that mentions Er, with family links
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