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Onan
אונן he
Biblical figure; second son of Judah
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 5
Kinship in an account 5
- child of (mother) Bat Choua a character in the Bible (Genesis 38)
- child of (child) Judah biblical figure; fourth son of Jacob and Leah; brother of Joseph
- partner of (spouse) Tamar figure in the Book of Genesis; daughter-in-law of Judah
- sibling of Er biblical character; eldest son of Judah; husband of Tamar; killed by God due to his wickedness, although no details are given
- sibling of Shelah biblical character; third son of Judah
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