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
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah: three were born to him from the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er the first-born of Judah will be evil in the eyes of Jehovah; and he will slay him.
And the sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Pharez and Zarah; and Er will die, and Onan in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez will be Hezron and Hamu.
The sons of Judah, Er and Onan; and Er will die, and Onan, in the land of Canaan.
And she will conceive yet again and bear a son. and will call his name Onan.
And Judah will say to Onan, go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan will know that not to him will be the seed; and it was when he went in to his brother's wife, he destroyed upon the earth, not to give seed to his brother. And it will be evil in the eyes of Jehovah, what he did, and he will kill him also