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Er
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Er: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
a son of Joshua; the father of Elmadam; an ancestor of Jesus.
son of Judah by the daughter of Shua the Canaanite
son of Shelah the son of Judah
watchman
son of Judah by the daughter of Shua the Canaanite
son of Shelah the son of Judah
watchman
Greek
Strongs #2262: Hr Er
Er = "watchful"1) the son of Jose and the father of Elmodam
2262 Er ayr
of Hebrew origin (6147); Er, an Israelite:-Er.see HEBREW for 06147
Hebrew
Strongs #06147: re `Er
Er = "awake"1) the eldest son of Judah
2) son of Shelah and grandson of Judah
6147 `Er ayr
from 5782; watchful; Er, the name of two Israelites:-Er.see HEBREW for 05782
Er [NAVE]
ER1. Son of Judah, Gen. 38:3, 6, 7; 46:12; Num. 26:19; 1 Chr. 2:3.
2. A son of Shelah, 1 Chr. 4:21.
3. An ancestor of Jesus, Luke 3:28.
ER [SMITH]
(watchful).- First-born of Judah. Er "was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him." (Genesis 38:3-7; Numbers 26:19)
- Descendant of Shelah the son of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:21)
- Son of Jose and father of Elmodam. (Luke 3:28)
ER [ISBE]
ER - ar (`er, "watcher"; Er'):(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" (Gen 38:3,6,7; 46:12).
(2) "Er the father of Lecah" is mentioned among "the sons of Shelah the son of Judah" (1 Ch 4:21).
(3) An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 7th generation before Zerubbabel (Lk 3:28).
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