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The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight; and he killed him.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 3. Her. The crime for which he was punished is not specified in Scripture. Calmet.—The Rabbins say that he was so enamoured of the beauty of his wife, that he treated her in the same manner as Onan did afterwards. Cassian viii. 11.—It is supposed that he was slain by a devil, ( Calmet.) like the ( Tirinus.) impure husbands of Sarai. Tobit 6:14. Bible.
When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
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