ONAN (Jewish Encyclopedia)

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A son of Judah; he refused to enter into a levirate marriage with his sister-in-law after the death of his elder brother Er, and it was for this reason that the Lord "slew him also" (Gen 38:7-10).

This entry includes text from the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
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