Er
Exodus & Wilderness
Tribe of Judah
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H6147H
Er was Judah's grandson, ancestor of linen workers at Beth-ashbea.
Er was the firstborn son of Judah and his Canaanite wife the daughter of Shua, and the first husband of Tamar (Genesis 38:3, 6–7). The text records that 'Er was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD put him to death,' though the nature of his wickedness is not specified. His premature death without offspring set in motion the levirate marriage custom that drives the remainder of the Tamar narrative and ultimately leads to the birth of Perez, an ancestor of David and of Jesus.