Genesis 38:7

New English Translation

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him.

Cross References

Genesis 13:13

(Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord.)

Genesis 19:13

because we are about to destroy it. The outcry against this place is so great before the Lord that he has sent us to destroy it.”

Genesis 38:6

Judah acquired a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

Genesis 46:12

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

Genesis 6:8

But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.

1 Kings 17:20

Then he called out to the Lord, “O Lord, my God, are you also bringing disaster on this widow I am staying with by killing her son?”

1 Chronicles 2:3

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

2 Chronicles 33:6

He passed his sons through the fire in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and practiced divination, omen reading, and sorcery. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits and appointed magicians to supervise it. He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the Lord and angered him.

Psalm 55:23

But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.

Numbers 26:19

The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

1 Samuel 2:25

If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the Lord, who then will intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided to kill them.