And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
Onán sabía que cualquier hijo que naciera no sería considerado su propio heredero, sino de su hermano muerto. Así que cada vez que se acostaba con la viuda de su hermano, deliberadamente evitaba que ella quedara embarazada, porque no quería darle descendientes a su hermano.
Onán deliberadamente evitaba que la viuda de su hermano tuviera hijos porque no quería que el hijo fuera considerado heredero de su hermano muerto.
📚 Contexto Histórico
In ancient Hebrew culture, there was a law called 'levirate marriage' where if a man died without children, his brother was obligated to marry the widow and have children who would carry on the dead brother's name and inheritance. Onan was supposed to father children for his deceased brother Er, but he refused this responsibility out of self-interest.
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