Bible Person
Meaning: Onan · Male · 2 cross references
This Onam entry refers to a Judahite family figure whose sons include Shammai and Jada, not to the Horite descendant of Seir. He belongs to the clan history of Judah preserved in Chronicles. First appears in 1 Chr 2:26.1
AI summary: This Onam matters because his cross references place him within a specific Judahite household sequence where spouses, sons, and brothers help define the line's development. The entry adds detail to the clan texture that Chronicles preserves so densely. Taken together, the material presents this Onam as a Judahite family figure whose significance lies in sustaining genealogical continuity.1
Central Figure
Onam
Meaning: Onan
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.