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Gill, John, 1697-1771 • SECTION 358

Genesis 38:3

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Genesis 38:3

Ver. 3. And she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Er. Which signifies a "watchman": but the reason of the name given by the Targum of Jonathan is,

"because he should die without children;''

as if it was the same with Ariri, "childless".

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