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Perez פֶּ֫רֶץ
Perez, son of Judah and Tamar, was an ancestor of King David and Jesus Christ.
Also called Pharez, Perezite, Pharzites, Phares.
Family
Where Perez appears
1 Chronicles (5), Genesis (2), Numbers (2), Ruth (2), Nehemiah (2), Matthew (1), Luke (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 38:29 first mention — And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
- Genesis 46:12 — And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 26:20 — And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
- Ruth 4:12 — And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
- Ruth 4:18 — Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
- 1 Chronicles 2:4 — And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
- 1 Chronicles 2:5 — The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
- 1 Chronicles 4:1 — The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
- 1 Chronicles 9:4 — Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
- Nehemiah 11:4 — And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
- Matthew 1:3 — And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
- Luke 3:33 — Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.