Onan
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| Hebrew / Greek | אוֹנָן (H209) |
|---|---|
| Description | Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness |
| Tribe or people | Tribe of Judah |
| Mentioned in | 6 verses |
| First mention | Genesis 38:4 |
Onan is a man living at the time of Egypt and the wilderness, from the tribe of Judah. He is named in 6 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 38:4.
Family
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 38:4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.
- Genesis 38:8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
- Genesis 38:9And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
- Genesis 46:12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers
- Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew 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, who put him to death.
Notes
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