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, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
She became pregnant again and had another son, whom she named Onan.
Then Judah said to Onan, "Have sexual relations with your brother's wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise up a descendant for your brother." But Onan knew that the child would not be considered his. So whenever he had sexual relations with his brother's wife, he withdrew prematurely so as not to give his brother a descendant. What he did was evil in the Lord's sight, so the Lord killed him too.