Genesis 38:5

God's Word

Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, whom she named Shelah. He was born at Kezib.

Cross References

Genesis 38:11

Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Return to your father’s home. Live as a widow until my son Shelah grows up.” He thought that this son, too, might die like his brothers. So Tamar went to live in her father’s home.

Genesis 38:26

Judah recognized them and said, “She’s not guilty. I am! She did this because I haven’t given her my son Shelah.” Judah never made love to her again.

Genesis 38:6

Judah chose a wife for his firstborn son Er. Her name was Tamar.

Genesis 46:12

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan had died in Canaan.) The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

1 Chronicles 2:3

Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. The Lord considered Er, Judah’s firstborn, evil, so the Lord killed Er.

1 Chronicles 4:21

The descendants of Shelah, son of Judah, were Er, who first settled Lecah, Laadah, who first settled Mareshah, families of the guild of linen workers at Beth Ashbea,

Numbers 26:19

Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan.

Numbers 26:20

The families descended from Judah were the family of Shelah, the family of Perez, and the family of Zerah.