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Onan: Killed for his Refusal to Raise Seed (Offspring) for his Deceased Brother

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Genesis 38:4 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.
Genesis 46:12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles 2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.