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The Descendants of Judah

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Those three were born to him by Shua’s daughter,[a] a Canaanite woman. Er, who was Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so he killed him. Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, gave birth to Perez and Zerah for him. Judah had a total of five sons.

The Clans of Judah

The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:3 Or Bathshua

Judah(A)

To Hezron’s Sons

The sons of Judah:(B)

Er, Onan and Shelah.(C) These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua.(D) Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.(E) Judah’s daughter-in-law(F) Tamar(G) bore Perez(H) and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

The sons of Perez:(I)

Hezron(J) and Hamul.

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