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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Onan (Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness)
Judah's second son. Custom required him to father a child for his dead brother through the widow Tamar. He made sure it never happened, and God put him to death for it.
First, in plain English
Judah's second son. Custom required him to father a child for his dead brother through the widow Tamar. He made sure it never happened, and God put him to death for it.
Who this is
Onan was Judah's second son, and when custom required him to father a child with his deceased brother's widow Tamar to preserve his brother's line, he deliberately avoided completing the act, a refusal God put him to death for.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H209
Where it appears
- Genesis 38:4
- Genesis 38:8
- Genesis 38:9
- Genesis 46:12
- Numbers 26:19
- 1 Chronicles 2:3
