Genesis 38:3

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She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Adullam was a town in Judah’s Shephelah, associated with Judah’s Canaanite friend Hirah; Chezib was likely a nearby Judahite settlement where Shelah was born

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Genesis 38:3 mentions Adullam, Chezib and Enaim.