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Zerah

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Zerah or Zérach ( / "sunrise" Standard Hebrew Zéraḥ / Záraḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Zéraḥ / Zāraḥ) refers to several different people in the Hebrew Bible. An Edomite Zerah was the name of an Edomite chief. He was listed as the second son of Reuel, son of Basemath, who was Ishmael's daughter and one of the wives of Esau the brother of Jacob (Israel). Son of Tamar and Judah According to the Book of Genesis, Zerah was the son of Tamar and Judah, and was the twin of Perez. This same Zerah is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1:3. Zerah is also listed as the ancestor of Achan, who was stoned to death as recounted in the Book of Joshua. Achan is the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri, the son of Zerah.

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Zerah or Zérach ( / "sunrise" Standard Hebrew Zéraḥ / Záraḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Zéraḥ / Zāraḥ) refers to several different people in the Hebrew Bible. An Edomite Zerah was the name of an Edomite chief. He was listed as the second son of Reuel, son of Basemath, who was Ishmael's daughter and one of the wives of Esau the brother of Jacob (Israel). Son of Tamar and Judah According to the Book of Genesis, Zerah was the son of Tamar and Judah, and was the twin of Perez. This same Zerah is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1:3. Zerah is also listed as the ancestor of Achan, who was stoned to death as recounted in the Book of Joshua. Achan is the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri, the son of Zerah.

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