King James Version
What Does Numbers 26:19 Mean?
“The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.”
Context
17
Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
18
These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
19
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
20
And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
21
And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(19) **Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.—**See Genesis 38:6-10, and Note.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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