Genesis 38:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Judah chose a woman named Tamar to be the wife of his first son Er.

Cross References

Matthew 1:3

Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah. (Their mother was Tamar.) Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram.

Genesis 24:3

Now I want you to make a promise to me. Promise to me before the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among these people, but don’t let him marry a Canaanite girl.

Genesis 21:21

His mother found a wife for him in Egypt. They continued to live in the Paran desert.

Genesis 38:5

Then she had another son named Shelah. Judah lived in Kezib when his third son was born.

Genesis 38:7

But Er did many bad things. The Lord was not happy with him, so the Lord killed him.