Onan in the Bible
Meaning: pain; force; iniquitypar
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And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.
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Verse Concepts But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.
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Verse Concepts The LORD considered what Onan was doing to be evil, so he put him to death, too.
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Onan » Killed for his refusal to raise seed (offspring) for his deceased brother
Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so He put him to death.
Perez’s sons:
She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and named him Onan.
Then Judah said to Onan, "Sleep with your brother's wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and produce offspring for your brother." 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. What he did was evil in the Lord's sight, so He put him to death also.