Genesis 38:7 meaning and explanation

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.

Genesis 38:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Judah has settled near Adullam and married a Canaanite woman, and their firstborn son Er has grown and been given a wife, Tamar. The narrator says only that Er was wicked in the LORD's sight, without naming the offense, and that the LORD put him to death.

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