He had sexual relations with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim<n id="1" /> named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">The sons of Judah:p> <p class="bodytext">Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua,<n id="1" /> a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah&#8217;s firstborn, displeased the <sc>Lordsc>, so the <sc>Lordsc> killed him.<n id="2" />p>

Jabez called out to the God of Israel, &#8220;If only<n id="1" /> you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!&#8221;<n id="2" /> God answered his prayer.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">God sent an angel<n id="1" /> to ravage<n id="2" /> Jerusalem. As he was doing so,<n id="3" /> the <sc>Lordsc> watched<n id="4" /> and relented from<n id="5" /> his judgment.<n id="6" /> He told the angel who was destroying, &#8220;That&#8217;s enough!<n id="7" /> Stop now!&#8221;<n id="8" />p> <p class="bodytext">Now the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan<n id="9" /> the Jebusite.