Onan in the Bible

Meaning: pain; force; iniquitypar

Exact Match

And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

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.

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

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Thematic Bible



The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and he 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 sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.

Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to your brother." Onan knew that the seed wouldn't be his; and it happened, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother. The thing which he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he killed him also.


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