Onan
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Onan is a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis, known as the second son of Judah whose refusal to fulfill his levirate duty led to his death by divine judgment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onan canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person in the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | Genesis 38 ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
coitus interruptus
ⓘ
divine punishment ⓘ levirate marriage ⓘ sexual ethics ⓘ |
| birthOrder | second son of Judah ⓘ |
| brother |
Er
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shelah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
figure in the Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
figure in the Old Testament ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | divine judgment ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandType | perform levirate marriage ⓘ |
| deathDescribedInVerse | Genesis 38:10 ⓘ |
| describedIn | Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponymFor | onanism ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hebrew ⓘ |
| father | Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judgedBy | Yahweh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levirateDutyReason | Er died childless ⓘ |
| levirateDutyTo | Tamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | patriarchal narrative character ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| misinterpretedAs | symbol of general condemnation of masturbation ⓘ |
| moralEvaluationInText | what he did was evil in the sight of the Lord ⓘ |
| mother | Shua’s daughter ⓘ |
| motivation | to avoid giving offspring to his brother ⓘ |
| nameInHebrew | אוֹנָן NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | illustration of disobedience to familial and divine obligations ⓘ |
| primaryOffense | failure to provide offspring for his deceased brother ⓘ |
| refusedDuty | levirate marriage ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| sexualActDescribedAs | withdrawing and spilling semen on the ground ⓘ |
| timePeriod | patriarchal age (traditional biblical chronology) ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wife | Tamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.