3. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Judah named him Er.
4. Later she gave birth to another son. She named him Onan.
5. Later she had another son. She named him Shelah. She was at Kezib when this third son was born.
6. Judah chose a girl named Tamar to be the wife of his first son Er.
7. Er was Judah’s oldest son. But he did what the Lord said was evil. So the Lord killed him.
8. Then Judah said to Er’s brother Onan, “Go and have physical relations with your dead brother’s wife. It is your duty to provide children for your brother in this way.”