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Quotes About Onan

7But Er, Judah's first-born, was displeasing to the Lord, and the Lord took his life. 8Then Judah said to Onan, "Join with your brother's wife and do your duty by her as a brother-in-law,* and provide offspring for your brother." 9But Onan, knowing that the seed would not count as his, let it go to waste
~ Adele Berlin
What is withdrawal?" "Let's see, since you know your scripture so well, was that Onan? Yes, that bugger. What he did." "Spilling his seed on the floor?" "Yes," continued her husband, "it would be lovely if I could take you and spill my seed somewhere else. Not on the floor, mind you. But perhaps on your very soft belly. Perhaps even on your splendid breasts. and perhaps, if I'm in a really terrible mood, I'll make you swallow it. - Vere to Elissande
~ Sherry Thomas
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brotherís wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
~ Genesis 38:8
But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brotherís wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
~ Genesis 38:9