His three children died. "Namely his son died while the mother was still alive, the child precedes the mother to the presence of God. And the word, "Son." Includes boys and girls. But the child here is a child who died in the age of not yet reached adulthood, the child who died in the age of him as a child. In addition the number of children who died was three and after being offered by a woman present, the number was reduced to two.