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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Biblical account
- Family tree
- Interpretation
- Early Jewish views
- Classical Christian views
- Roman Catholic views
- Early Protestant views
- Disputes
- Onanism
- Notes
- References
thumb|Story of Onan
Onan was a figure detailed in the Book of Genesis chapter 38, as the second son of Judah who married the daughter of Shuah the Canaanite. Onan had an older brother Er and a younger brother, Shelah, as well.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Onan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.