Genesis 38:10

God was really angry with Onan for not doing the right thing for the brother that had died and so God killed Onan too.

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And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

In Context

9But Onan knew that if he slept with Tamar and she had a baby, that baby would belong to the brother that died and it would not belong to him. So every time he and Tamar slept together, he would stop half way. He did this so that his brother would not have children.

11Judah said to his daughter in law Tamar, “I want you to go back and live in your father's house but do not marry anyone else. Wait until my third son Shelah grows up and then you can marry him.” So Tamar went back to her father's place. Judah was frightened that his son Shelah would die just like his 2 older brothers.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:12Judah's sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 38:2-12

Judah's Profligacy. ( b. c. 1717.) 1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at… Read the whole commentary →

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