What does Er mean in the Bible?
In the biblical Book of Genesis, Er (Hebrew: עֵר, Modern: Er, Tiberian: ʻĒr “watcher”; Greek: Ἤρ) was the eldest son of Judah and his Canaanite wife, the daughter of Shuah. What happened to Er and Onan in the Bible? After Onan’s brother Er was slain by God, his father Judah told him to fulfill his…