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Onan

Mentions
6
Chapters
4
Books
3

Onan was a son of Judah and Shuah. When his older brother Er died, Onan was given the duty to raise offspring for him according to custom, but he refused. Scripture records his death and notes that neither he nor his brother left descendants.

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"She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan."
Genesis 38

Every chapter

In canonical order across 3 books

Genesis
38
v. 4
46
v. 12
Numbers
26
v. 19
1 Chronicles
2
v. 3

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