Zerah
Zerah, son of Judah and Tamar, was the twin brother of Perez and ancestor of Achan.
MaleJudah's sonTribe of JudahEgypt and Wilderness eraOld & New Testaments8 books19 verses
Summary
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Genesis 38:30; referred to as Zerah (זֶ֫רַח), Izrahite (יִזְרָ֑ח), or Zerah (Ζαρά); son of Judah and Tamar; a brother of Perez; half-brother of: Er, Onan and Shelah; father of Zabdi, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara.
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- Genesis 38:30זֶ֫רַח · ZerahThen his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.
- Genesis 46:12זֶ֫רַח · ZerahThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 26:20זֶ֫רַח · Zerah; זַרְחִי · ZerahiteThese were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
- Joshua 7:1זֶ֫רַח · ZerahThe Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
- Joshua 7:17זַרְחִי · ZerahiteHe had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward, and the family of Zabdi was selected.
- Joshua 7:18זֶ֫רַח · ZerahAnd he had the family of Zabdi come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
- Joshua 7:24זֶ֫רַח · ZerahThen Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
- Joshua 22:20זֶ֫רַח · ZerahWas not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”
- 1 Kings 4:31אֶזְרָחִי · EzrahitesHe was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
- 1 Chronicles 2:4זֶ֫רַח · ZerahTamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6זֶ֫רַח · ZerahThe sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
- 1 Chronicles 9:6זֶ֫רַח · ZerahFrom the Zerahites: Jeuel and 690 relatives.
- 1 Chronicles 27:8יִזְרָ֑ח · IzrahiteThe fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
- 1 Chronicles 27:11זַרְחִי · ZerahiteThe eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
- 1 Chronicles 27:13זַרְחִי · ZerahiteThe tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
- Nehemiah 11:24זֶ֫רַח · ZerahPethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
- Psalm 88:1אֶזְרָחִי · EzrahitesA song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
- Psalm 89:1אֶזְרָחִי · EzrahitesA Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
- Matthew 1:3Ζαρά · ZerahJudah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.