Er עֵר

Male Tribe of Judah H6147H 1 book

Judah's grandson, ancestor of linen workers.

Biography

Er was the son of Shelah, son of Judah. Unlike his uncle with the same name, he had descendants, and these became the linen workers at Beth-ashbea.

Family

In Scripture

1 biblical book
1 Chronicles 1 verse
  • 1 Chronicles 4:21

    "The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;"

Names & Aliases

Form Language Script Strong's
Named Hebrew עֵר H6147H
Encyclopedia Article

Er

ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)

(2) "Er the father of Lecah" is mentioned among "the sons of Shelah the son of Judah" (1Ch 4:21).

(3) An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 7th generation before Zerubbabel (Lu 3:28).

We find no definite era in use in Old Testament times, and such usage does not appear until we reach the period of the Maccabees. There are some references to important events that might have served as eras h