"And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er." — Genesis 38:3

Genesis 38:3 · KJV

“And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.”

— Genesis 38:3

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name {was} Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

Genesis 38 — Context

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name {was} Hirah.

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name {was} Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.

And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

Cross References

Genesis 46:12

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.

Numbers 26:19

The sons of Judah {were} Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.