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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Er. Every Er in the Bible

    person

    Er

    עֵר

    Er, Judah's firstborn son, was killed by God because of his wickedness.

    verses
    6
    first named
    Genesis 38:3
    last named
    1 Chronicles 2:3
    period
    Egypt and Wilderness
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Er?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Er was the firstborn son of Judah and his Canaanite wife, the daughter of Shua (Gen. 38:3; 1Ch. 2:3). He married Tamar, but the Lord put him to death because of his wickedness (Gen. 38:6-7). The nature of his wickedness is not specified in the text.

    After Er's death, Judah instructed his second son, Onan, to marry Tamar and produce offspring for his deceased brother, a practice known as levirate marriage (Gen. 38:8). However, Onan also displeased the Lord and was put to death (Gen. 38:9-10).

    Er is mentioned again in the genealogy of Judah (Gen. 46:12; Num. 26:19; 1Ch. 2:3), which highlights the significance of his lineage despite his early death. His inclusion in these genealogies emphasizes the importance of Judah's descendants, particularly in light of the Messianic promise that would ultimately be fulfilled through this tribe (Gen. 49:10).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Er10 of 11 entities the graph connects to Er, in 3 groups: kinship 7, company 1, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.JudahChild of · 3 events · 1,023 versesZerahSibling of · 2 events · 19 versesPerezSibling of · 2 events · 15 versesShelahSibling of · 2 events · 8 versesTamarSpouse of · 3 events · 7 versesOnanSibling of · 5 events · 6 versesBath-shuaChild of · 2 events · 2 versesKinshipOnan’s spillingTook part in · 2 versesCompanyCanaan2 events · 146 versesSeed1 event · 37 versesEventsEr

    The 10 best-attested of 11 are drawn. All 11 are listed below.

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    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Er happensThe one place the claims about Er reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Canaan. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Er there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Canaan
    Egypt and WildernessThe one place the claims about Er reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 6, across 3 books. The name is written 9 times in them.

    1. Genesis4 verses

      38:338:638:746:12

    2. Numbers1 verse

      26:19

    3. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      2:3

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Perez and Zerah, and 1 moreTamar’s birthTamar’s birth is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Tamar and JudahJudah’s pledgeJudah’s pledge is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Tamar and JudahJudah’s sendingJudah’s sending is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Onan’s spillingSeedSeed is a concept gathering 18 labelled instances in the text.via Onan’s spillingSpillingSpilling is a concept gathering 6 labelled instances in the text.via Perez and JudahHezronSon of Perez, grandson of Judah, ancestor of David.via Zerah and JudahZerahite ClanZerahite Clan is a group attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Bath-shuaShuaFather of Canaanite wife of Judah, mother of Er, Onan, and Shelah.via Tamar’s birthBirthBirth is a concept gathering 84 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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