Onan

Hebrew origin

Onan is Judah's second son; he refuses to provide offspring for Er through Tamar and is killed by Yahweh in Genesis 38.

Family

Parents

Judah

Judah is Jacob and Leah's fourth son; in Genesis 49 Jacob blesses him as a lion'…

Shua's Daughter

Biblical figure · Scripture

Siblings

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 …

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.
Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (Er and Onan had died in Canaan), and Hezron and Hamul sons of Perez.