Genesis 38:7

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Er angered the Lord. So the Lord took away his life.

Cross References

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.

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.

Numbers 26:19

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

Genesis 19:13

because we’re going to destroy this place. The complaints to the Lord against its people are so loud that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

Genesis 13:13

(The people who lived in Sodom were very wicked. They committed terrible sins against the Lord.)

Psalm 55:23

But you, O God, will throw ⌞wicked people⌟ into the deepest pit. Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I will trust you.

2 Chronicles 33:6

He burned his son as a sacrifice in the valley of Ben Hinnom, consulted fortunetellers, cast evil spells, practiced witchcraft, and appointed ⌞royal⌟ mediums and psychics. He did many things that made the Lord furious.

Genesis 6:8

But the Lord was pleased with Noah.

Genesis 38:6

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

1 Samuel 2:25

If one person sins against another, God will take care of him. However, when a person sins against the Lord, who will pray for him?” But they wouldn’t listen to their father’s warning—the Lord wanted to kill them.

1 Kings 17:20

Then he called to the Lord, “Lord my God, have you brought misery on the widow I’m staying with by killing her son?”