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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(watchman). (1) First-
horn
of
Judah
(
Gen. 38:3-7
3
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
4
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
5
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
7
And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him. (Genesis 38:3‑7)
;
Num. 26:19
19
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. (Numbers 26:19)
). (2) A descendant of
Shelah
(
1 Chron. 4:21
21
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea, (1 Chronicles 4:21)
). (3)
Son
of
Jose
(
Luke 3:28
28
Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, (Luke 3:28)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Eldest
son
of
Judah
by a
daughter
of
Shuah
, a Canaanite. “He was wicked in the sight of the
Lord
, and the Lord slew him” (
Gen. 38:3,6-7
3
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. (Genesis 38:3)
6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
7
And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him. (Genesis 38:6‑7)
;
Gen. 46:12
12
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. (Genesis 46:12)
;
Num. 26:19
19
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. (Numbers 26:19)
;
1 Chron. 2:3
3
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him. (1 Chronicles 2:3)
).
2.
Son of
Shelah
, of the tribe of Judah (
1 Chron. 4:21
21
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea, (1 Chronicles 4:21)
).
3.
Son of
Jose
, in the
genealogy of
the Lord
Jesus
(
Luke 3:28
28
Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, (Luke 3:28)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
2262
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
Ἤρ
Transliteration:
Er
Phonic:
ayr
Meaning:
of Hebrew origin (
6147
); Er, an Israelite
KJV Usage:
Er
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Crowd; troop; watch:―name mentioned in genealogy of Jesus, Luke 3:28. {Turba; turma}
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