Dictionaries :: Er

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Er:

watchman

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

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" (Ge 38:3,6,7; 46:12).

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

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

Nave's Topical Bible

Er: 1. Son of Judah

Gen 38:3, 6, 7; 46:12; Num 26:19; 1Ch 2:3

Er: 2. A Son of Shelah

1Ch 4:21

Er: 3. An Ancestor Of, Jesus

Luk 3:28

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Er:

(watchful).

(1.) 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).

(2.) Descendant of Shelah the son of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:21).

(3.) Son of Jose and father of Elmodam (Luke 3:28).