Genesis 38:9
And Onan knewe that the seede should not be his: therefore when he went in vnto his brothers wife, he spilled it on the grounde, least he should giue seede vnto his brother.
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- Deut 25:6 : 6 And the first borne which she beareth, shall succeede in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
- Ruth 1:11 : 11 But Naomi saide, Turne againe, my daughters: for what cause will you go with me? are there any mo sonnes in my wombe, that they may bee your husbands?
- Ruth 4:10 : 10 And moreouer, Ruth the Moabitesse the wife of Mahlon, haue I bought to be my wife, to stirre vp the name of the dead vpon his inheritance, and that the name of the dead be not put out from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
- Job 5:2 : 2 Doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish, and enuie slayeth the idiote.
- Prov 27:4 : 4 Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
- Titus 3:3 : 3 For wee our selues also were in times past vnwise, disobedient, deceiued, seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures, liuing in maliciousnes and enuie, hatefull, and hating one another:
- Jas 3:14 : 14 But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts, reioyce not, neither be liars against the trueth.
- Jas 3:16 : 16 For where enuying and strife is, there is sedition, and all maner of euill workes.
- Jas 4:5 : 5 Doe ye thinke that the Scripture sayeth in vaine, The spirit that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie?
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- Gen 38:7-82 verses87%
7 Now Er the first borne of Iudah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slewe him.
8 Then Iudah said to Onan, Goe in vnto thy brothers wife, and do the office of a kinsman vnto her, and raise vp seede vnto thy brother.
- Gen 38:10-112 verses80%
10 And it was wicked in the eyes of the Lord, which he did: wherefore he slewe him also.
11 Then said Iudah to Tamar his daughter in lawe, Remaine a widowe in thy fathers house, till Shelah my sonne growe vp (for he thought thus, Least he die as well as his brethren.) So Tamar went and dwelt in her fathers house.
- Gen 38:3-42 verses76%
3 So she conceiued and bare a sonne, and he called his name Er.
4 And she conceiued againe, & bare a sonne, and she called his name Onan.
- Lev 20:20-212 verses73%
20 Likewise the man that lyeth with his fathers brothers wife, and vncouereth his vncles shame: they shall beare their iniquitie, and shall die childlesse.
21 So the man that taketh his brothers wife, committeth filthines, because he hath vncouered his brothers shame: they shalbe childles.
- Deut 25:5-73 verses72%
5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them dye & haue no sonne, the wife of the dead shall not marry without: that is, vnto a stranger, but his kinseman shall goe in vnto her, and take her to wife, and doe the kinsemans office to her.
6 And the first borne which she beareth, shall succeede in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
7 And if the man will not take his kinsewoman, then let his kinsewoman goe vp to the gate vnto the Elders, and say, My kinsman refuseth to rayse vp vnto his brother a name in Israel: hee will not doe the office of a kinsman vnto me.
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19 The sonnes of Iudah, Er and Onan: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
- Gen 19:31-355 verses70%
31 And the elder saide vnto the yonger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth, to come in vnto vs after the maner of all ye earth.
32 Come, wee will make our father drinke wine, and lie with him, that we may preserue seede of our father.
33 So they made their father drinke wine that night, and the elder went and lay with her father: but he perceiued not, neither whe she lay downe, neither when she rose vp.
34 And on the morowe the elder saide to the yonger, Behold, yester night lay I with my father: let vs make him drinke wine this night also, and goe thou and lie with him, that we may preserue seede of our father.
35 So they made their father drinke wine that night also, and the yonger arose, & lay with him, but he perceiued not, when she lay downe, neither when she rose vp.
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16 Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy brothers wife. for it is thy brothers shame.
- Gen 38:15-162 verses70%
15 When Iudah sawe her, he iudged her an whore: for she had couered her face.
16 And he turned to the way towardes her, and saide, Come, I pray thee, let me lie with thee. (for he knewe not that she was his daughter in lawe) And she answered, What wilt thou giue me for to lie with me?
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3 The sonnes of Iudah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah. These three were borne to him of ye daughter of Shua the Canaanite: but Er the eldest sonne of Iudah was euil in the sight of the Lorde, and he slew him.
- Mark 12:19-213 verses70%
19 Master, Moses wrote vnto vs, If any mans brother die, and leaue his wife, and leaue no children, that his brother should take his wife, and rayse vp seede vnto his brother.
20 There were seuen brethren, and the first tooke a wife, and when he died, left no issue.
21 Then the seconde tooke her, and he died, neither did he yet leaue issue, & the third likewise:
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16 Also if any mans issue of seede depart from him, he shal wash all his flesh in water, and be vncleane vntill the euen.
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9 Then shall his kinswoman come vnto him in the presence of the Elders, and loose his shooe from his foote, and spit in his face, and answere, and say, So shall it be done vnto that man, that will not buylde vp his brothers house.
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25 Nowe there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maried a wife, and deceased: and hauing none yssue, left his wife vnto his brother.
- Gen 38:23-242 verses68%
23 Then Iudah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: beholde, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
24 Now after three moneths, one tolde Iudah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the whore, and lo, with playing the whore, she is great with childe. Then Iudah saide, Bring ye her foorth and let her be burnt.
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26 Then Iudah knewe them, and said, She is more righteous then I: for she hath done it because I gaue her not to Shelah my sonne. So he lay with her no more.
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30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, & another man shal lye with her: thou shalt builde an house, and shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not eate the fruite.
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13 So that an other man lie with her fleshly, and it bee hid from the eyes of her husbande, and kept close, and yet she be defiled, and there be no witnesse against her, neither she taken with the maner,
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9 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with diuers kinds of seedes, lest thou defile the increase of the seede which thou hast sowen, & the fruite of the vineyarde.
- Luke 20:28-292 verses67%
28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote vnto vs, If any mans brother die hauing a wife, and hee die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise vp seede vnto his brother.
29 Now there were seuen brethren, & the first tooke a wife, and he dyed without children.
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14 Thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy fathers brother: that is, thou shalt not goe in to his wife, for she is thine aunte.
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30 No man shal take his fathers wife, nor shall vncouer his fathers skirt.
- Num 27:9-102 verses67%
9 And if he haue no daughter, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his brethren.
10 And if he haue no brethren, ye shall giue his inheritance vnto his fathers brethren.
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7 And beholde, the whole familie is risen against thine handmayde, and they sayde, Deliuer him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the soule of his brother whome hee slewe, that we may destroy the heire also: so they shall quenche my sparkle which is left, and shall not leaue to mine husband neither name nor posteritie vpon the earth.
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18 Then he saide, What is the pledge that I shall giue thee? And she answered, Thy signet, and thy cloke, and thy staffe that is in thine hande. So he gaue it her, and lay by her, and she was with childe by him.
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28 But if the woman bee not defiled, but bee cleane, she shalbe free & shall conceiue & beare.
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11 Though he doe not all these things, but either hath eaten vpon the mountaines, or defiled his neighbours wife,