Later, she conceived again, bore another son, and named him Onan.

So Judah instructed Onan, "You are to have sexual relations with your dead brother's wife, performing the duty of a brother-in-law with her, and have offspring for your brother."

But Onan knew that the offspring wouldn't be his own heir, so whenever he had sexual relations with his brother's wife, he would spill his semen on the ground to avoid fathering offspring for his brother.

The LORD considered what Onan was doing to be evil, so he put him to death, too.

and Judah's sons Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Technically, Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.

From Naphtali: Enan's son Ahira."

"Next is to be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of Naphtali is to be Enan's son Ahira.

On the twelfth day, Enan's son Ahira, leader of the descendants of Naphtali, presented

Their sacrifice for a peace offering consisted of two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one year old lambs. These were the offerings presented by Enan's son Ahira.

Enan's son Ahira was in charge of the tribe of Naphtali.

The descendants of Judah originally included Er and Onan, though Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

then through Ziphron, and then to Hazar-enan. This is to be the northern border.'"

""You are to mark the border on the east from Hazar-enan to Shepham.

Judah's three sons Er, Onan, and Shelah were born to him through Bath-shua, a Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, became wicked in the LORD's sight, so he put him to death.

The seven sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.

the trumpeters and musicians played in union, praising and giving thanks to the LORD. They praised the LORD loudly and sang, "He is good, and his gracious love is eternal," accompanied by the trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments.) As they did this, a cloud filled the Temple, that is, the LORD's Temple,

Next to them Benjamin and Hasshub carried on repairs near their house, followed by Maaseiah's son Azariah, grandson of Ananiah, who worked beside his own house.

Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

The border is to proceed from the Mediterranean Sea to Hazer-enan (a border of Damascus), and on the north facing north is to be the border of Hamath. This is to be the north side.

"These are the names of the tribes from the northernmost extremity westward along the road from Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan (a border of Damascus) northward to the coast of Hamath. The perimeter is to run east-to-west; the tribe of Dan with one portion;

So I became shepherd of the flock marked for slaughter, paying attention to the oppressed of the flock. I took two staffs naming one "Pleasant" and the other one "Union" - and then I pastured the flock.

So I took the 30 shekels of silver and threw them into the treasury of the Temple of the LORD. Then I broke my second staff the one I had named "Union" - breaking the union between the house of Judah and the house of Israel.

John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People kept coming and were being baptized,

Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into union with the Messiah Jesus were baptized into his death?

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in union with the Messiah Jesus our Lord.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.

nor anything above, nor anything below, nor anything else in all creation can separate us from the love of God that is ours in union with the Messiah Jesus, our Lord.

It is because of God that you are in union with the Messiah Jesus, who for us has become wisdom from God, as well as our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

The churches in Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca and the church in their house greet you warmly in union with the Lord.

May my love remain with all of you in union with the Messiah Jesus.

Now the one who makes us and you as well secure in union with the Messiah and has anointed us is God,

However, their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil is still there when they read the old covenant. Only in union with the Messiah is that veil removed.

for in union with the Messiah Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matters. What matters is faith expressed through love.

From: Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus by God's will. To: His holy and faithful people in Ephesus who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.

In union with him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God's grace

But now, in union with the Messiah Jesus, you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah.

In union with him the whole building is joined together and rises into a holy sanctuary for the Lord.

From: Paul and Timothy, servants of the Messiah Jesus. To: All the holy ones in Philippi, along with their overseers and ministers, who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.

Then God's peace, which goes far beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your hearts and minds in union with the Messiah Jesus.

Greet every saint who is in union with the Messiah Jesus. The brothers who are with me send their greetings to you.

To: The holy and faithful brothers in Colossae who are in union with the Messiah. May grace and peace from God our Father be yours!

In union with him you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without human hands by stripping off the corrupt nature by the circumcision performed by the Messiah.

From: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy. To: The church of the Thessalonians in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours!

For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in union with the Messiah Jesus. You suffered the same persecutions from the people of your own country as they did from those Jews

From: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy. To: The church of the Thessalonians in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in union with the Messiah Jesus will be persecuted.

But whoever continually keeps his commandments is the kind of person in whom God's love has truly been perfected. This is how we can be sure that we are in union with God:

No one who remains in union with him keeps on sinning. The one who keeps on sinning hasn't seen him or known him.

We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true God. We are in union with the one who is true, his Son Jesus the Messiah, who is the true God and eternal life.