Onan in the Bible

Meaning: pain; force; iniquitypar

Exact Match

She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and named him Onan.

But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he released his semen on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningSemenNot GivingPeople With General KnowledgesexSeedsSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

The LORD considered what Onan was doing to be evil, so he put him to death, too.

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod Killing IndividualsSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Perez’s sons: Hezron and Hamul.

The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

the sons of Judah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah, the three born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess, - but Er the firstborn of Judah became wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, and he slew him.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornFirstborn SonsGod Killing

Thematic Bible



The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born him of the daughter of Shua the Cananitess. But Er the eldest the son of Judah was evil in the sight of the LORD, and therefore he slew him.

The children of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Sarah - but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The children of Perez, Hezron, and Hamul.

The children of Judah: Er and Onan, which died in the land of Canaan.

And she conceived again and bare a son and called him Onan.

Then said Judah unto Onan, go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, and stir up seed unto thy brother. And when Onan perceived that the seed should not be his: therefore when he went into his brother's wife, he spilled it on the ground, because he would not give seed unto his brother. And the thing which he did, displeased the LORD, wherefore he slew him also.


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