Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 38:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.”
Genesis 38:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name {was} Hirah.
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name {was} Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
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