Onan
Hebrew originOnan is Judah's second son; he refuses to provide offspring for Er through Tamar and is killed by Yahweh in Genesis 38.
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- First mention
- Genesis 38:4
Family
Parents
Judah
Judah is Jacob and Leah's fourth son; in Genesis 43 he pledges himself as surety…
Shua's Daughter
Biblical figure · Scripture
Siblings
Er
Er is Judah's firstborn son, married to Tamar; Yahweh kills him for his offense …
Shelah Judah
Shelah is Judah's third son by Shua's daughter, born at Chezib; Judah withholds …
Scripture references
- Genesis 38:4
She conceived again and gave birth to a son whom she named Onan.
- Genesis 38:8
Then Judah said to Onan, 'Take your brother's wife, and do your duty as her brother-in-law, to maintain your brother's line.'
- Genesis 38:10
What he did was offensive to Yahweh, who killed him too.