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Judah’s Sons

Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Bathshua[a] from Canaan was their mother. The Lord killed Er, the first son, because he saw that he was evil. Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah.[b] So Judah had five sons.

Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:3 Bathshua This name means “the daughter of Shua.” See Gen. 38:2.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:4 Judah had sexual relations with his own daughter-in-law, Tamar, and caused her to be pregnant. See Gen. 38:12-30.

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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