Onan in the Bible
Meaning: pain; force; iniquitypar
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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
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Verse Concepts 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.
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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 and Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Then she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.
Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother." Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother's wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother. But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD; so He took his life also.