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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