Bath-shua
Bath-shua, a Canaanite woman, was Judah's wife and the mother of his first three sons.
FemalePatriarchs eraOld Testament2 books5 verses
Summary
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 38:2; only referred to as Bath-shua (בַּת שׁוּעַ); a daughter of Shua; wife of Judah; mother of Er, Onan and Shelah.
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Alternative names
- בַּת+H7770«H7770=שׁוּעַBath-shua
Mentions
Includes 3 verses that refer to Bath-shua without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.
- Genesis 38:3Referred to, not namedSo she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.
- Genesis 38:4Referred to, not namedAgain she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.
- Genesis 38:5Referred to, not namedThen she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
- The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.