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Genesis 38:4

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

She became pregnant again and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse simply records the birth of Judah's second son, Onan, continuing the family lineage.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during the time when Jacob's family was living in Canaan, before they moved to Egypt. Judah, one of Jacob's twelve sons, had married a Canaanite woman named Shua, and this verse records the birth of their second child. This genealogical record was important for tracking the tribal lineages that would later become the twelve tribes of Israel.

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