Genesis 38:7 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁷And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

Genesis 38:7 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 2:3
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
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.
Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Genesis 19:13
For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

Topics

Er Heir Inheritance Tamar

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-11)

Here is, 1. Judah’s foolish friendship with a Canaanite-man. He went down from his brethren, and withdrew for a time from their society and his father’s family, and got to be intimately acquainted with one Hirah, an Adullamite, Gen. 38:1. It is computed that he was now not much above fifteen or sixteen years of age, an easy prey to the tempter. Note, When young people that have been well educated…