Onan in the Bible — Who Was Onan?

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After his older brother Er was killed by God, Onan was supposed to provide an heir for his brother through Tamar but deliberately avoided it. God put him to death too.

Relationships

family_historySecond son of Judah family_historyBrother of Er and Shelah

Appears In2 mentions across 1 book

genesis

Two Sons, Two Deaths

Genesis 38:6-11

The Family Roster

Genesis 46:8-15