Zerah זֶ֫רַח

Judah's son. Zerah, son of Judah and Tamar, was the twin brother of Perez and ancestor of Achan.

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Also called Zerahite, Zarhites, Izrahite, Ezrahite.

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Where Zerah appears

1 Chronicles (6), Joshua (5), Genesis (2), Psalms (2), Numbers (1), 1 Kings (1), Nehemiah (1), Matthew (1)

Key verses

• Genesis 38:30 first mention — And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
• 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.
• Joshua 7:1 — But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
• Joshua 7:24 — And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
• Joshua 22:20 — Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
• 1 Kings 4:31 — For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
• 1 Chronicles 2:4 — And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
• Nehemiah 11:24 — And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
• Psalms 88:1 — [A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.] O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
• Psalms 89:1 — [Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.] I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
• Matthew 1:3 — And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.