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Genesis 38:4

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She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.
The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Genesis 38:4 mentions Adullam, Chezib and Enaim.

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