Genesis 38:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 38:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 38:7 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 38:7 — KJV
“And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.”
— Genesis 38:7 (KJV)
Genesis 38:7 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 38:7
“The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:7: judah, firstborn, sight
“And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:7: firstborn, lord, slew
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:7: wicked, sight, lord
“If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:7: wicked, sight, lord
“And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 38:7: judah, lord, slew
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