Commentaire sur Chroniques 1 2:3
בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ וְשֵׁלָ֔ה שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙ נ֣וֹלַד ל֔וֹ מִבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית וַיְהִ֞י עֵ֣ר ׀ בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֗ה רַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃ (ס)
Enfants de Juda: Er, Onân et Chêla; ces trois lui naquirent de la fille de Choua, la Cananéenne. Er, le premier-né de Juda, ayant déplu au Seigneur, le Seigneur le fit mourir.
Rashi on I Chronicles
was evil in the eyes of the Lord It is explained (Gen. Rab. (85:4) that he would “plow in the gardens,” meaning he was intimate with her in an unnatural way.
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