3. Judah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His eldest son, Er, was so evil that the Lord killed him.
4. By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah.
5. Perez had two sons, Hezron and Hamul.