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âr ( ער , ‛ēr , "watcher"; Ἤρ , Ēr ):

(1) The eldest son of Judah, the son of Jacob, by Shua the Canaanite. Judah took for him a wife named Tamar. It is recorded that Er "was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and Yahweh slew him" (Genesis 38:3 , Genesis 38:6 , Genesis 38:7; Genesis 46:12 ).

(2) "Er the father of Lecah" is mentioned among "the sons of Shelah the son of Judah" (1 Chronicles 4:21 ).

(3) An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 7th generation before Zerubbabel (Luke 3:28 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Er'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​e/er.html. 1915.
 
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