Genesis 38:6-8

International Children’s Bible

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.^[a] It is your duty to provide children for your brother in this way.”