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Genesis 38:6

Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

Genesis 38:7

But Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, so the LORD took his life.

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Genesis 38:8

Then Judah said to Onan, "Have relations with your brother's wife and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up a child for your brother."

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Genesis 38:9

Now Onan knew that the child would not be his; so when he had relations with his brother's wife, he wasted his seed on the ground so that he would not give a child to his brother.

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Genesis 38:10

But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD; so He took his life also.

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Genesis 38:11

Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, "Remain a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah grows up"; for he thought, "I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers." So Tamar went and lived in her father's house.

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