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<p> (Hebrews id. עֵר '', Watchful;'' Sept. and N.T. "Hp, Vulg. ''Her.),'' the name of three men. (See [[Eri]]). </p> <p> '''1.''' The oldest son of the patriarch Judah by BathShuah (daughter of Shuah), a Canaanitess. His wife was Tamar, but he had no issue, and his widow eventually became the mother of [[Pharez]] and [[Zarah]] by Judah. Er "was wicked [רע, a paronomasia of ער ] in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him" (&nbsp;Genesis 38:3-7; &nbsp;Numbers 26:19). B.C. cir. 1896. It does not appear what the nature of his sin was; but, from his Canaanitish birth on the mother's side, it was probably connected with the abominable idolatries of Canaan. </p> <p> '''2.''' A "son" of Shelah (Judah's son), and "father" of [[Lecah]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:21). B.C. prob. ante 1618. </p> <p> '''3.''' Son of Jose and father of Elmodan, in Christ's genealogy, of David's private line prior to [[Salathiel]] (&nbsp;Luke 3:28). B.C. cir. 725. </p>

<p> '''''âr''''' ( ער , <i> '''''‛ēr''''' </i> , "watcher"; Ἤρ , <i> '''''Ēr''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (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" (&nbsp;Genesis 38:3 , &nbsp;Genesis 38:6 , &nbsp;Genesis 38:7; &nbsp;Genesis 46:12 ). </p> <p> (2) "Er the father of Lecah" is mentioned among "the sons of Shelah the son of Judah" (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:21 ). </p> <p> (3) An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 7th generation before [[Zerubbabel]] (&nbsp;Luke 3:28 ). </p>