Genesis 46:12 meaning and explanation

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

Genesis 46:12, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse sits inside the list of Jacob's descendants who came to Egypt, a register that shows how the family of promise became a people. Judah's line is named with a painful note: Er and Onan died in Canaan, as Genesis 38 recounts.

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