Person Old Testament
Er
Er was Judah's grandson, ancestor of linen workers at Beth-ashbea. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:21.
Why it matters. Judah's grandson, ancestor of linen workers.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Er
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.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)