Revival History

A portion of a Roman fresco depicting people doing something rather ambiguous from a villa found in the gardens of the Farnesina on a Tiber river enbankment. It is thought to have belong to a friend or relative of the Emperor Augustus, perhaps even Agrippa himself, and dates to the 1st century BC. This room, called Triniculum C, has mainly a "black color (atramentum), made from a mixture of charcoal and glue, was resistant to smoke from the fire and soot from the lamps" per the National Roman Museum - Palazzo Massimo in Rome where this is on display.

God killed owner for ejaculating on the ground instead of impregniting his brother's widow So, the story goes that Judah told Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother. But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his own. So whenever he went in to his brother's wife, he would spill it on the ground, to avoid begetting offspring for his brother. And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he killed him also.          It's a stark example of divine judgment within that narrative, highlighting the importance of lineage and fulfilling familial obligations in that cultural context.          What are your thoughts on this passage? Is there a particular aspect you'd like to explore further, or perhaps a different direction you'd like the story to take from here? I'm all ears!