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Onan in the Bible.

The second son of Judah. The King James Version names Onan in 6 verses, from Genesis 38:4 to 1 Chronicles 2:3.

Onan’s family.

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Onan

His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Onan was.

Strong, the second son of Judah (Gen. 38:4-10; comp. Deut. 25:5; Matt. 22:24). He died before the going down of Jacob and his family into Egypt.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Onan’s story.

  • Canaannamed with him in 2 verses

Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.

All 6 verses that name Onan.

Genesis 4

  • Genesis 38:4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
  • Genesis 38:8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
  • Genesis 38:9And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
  • Genesis 46:12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 1

  • Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 2:3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

Questions about Onan.

Who was Onan in the Bible?

The second son of Judah. The King James Version names Onan in 6 verses, from Genesis 38:4 to 1 Chronicles 2:3.

Who were Onan’s parents?

His father was Judah and his mother Daughter of Shuah.

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