Genesis 38:7
“And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Judah said unto Onan,.... Some time after his brother's death:
go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her; Moses…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 38:1-30
- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Er - was wicked in the sight of the Lord - What this wickedness consisted in we are not told; but the phrase sight of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 38:1-11
Here is, 1. Judah's foolish friendship with a Canaanite-man. He went down from his brethren, and withdrew for a time…
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