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Zerah
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
or ZERAH . 1 . One of the sons of Reuel ( Genesis 36:13; Genesis 36:17 , 1 Chronicles 1:37 ). The name appears again as that of the father of Jobab, one of the early kings of Edom ( Genesis 36:33 , 1 Chronicles 1:44 ). 2 . The younger-born of the twin sons of Judah by Tamar his daughter-in-law ( Genesis 38:30 ). He gives his name to the Zerahites ( Numbers 26:24 ). Of this family was Achan the son of Zabdi ( Joshua 7:1 ) or Zimri ( 1 Chronicles 2:6 ). Zerah’s sons are mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9:6 , and Pethahiah ( Nehemiah 11:24 ) is one of his descendants. He finds a place in the genealogy of our Lord ( Matthew 1:3 ). 3 . A son of Simeon, and the founder of a family of Zerahites within that tribe ( Numbers 26:13 , 1 Chronicles 4:24 ); called also Zohar ( Genesis 46:10 , Exodus 6:15 ). 4 . A Levite name, borne by a Gershonite ( 1 Chronicles 6:21 ) and by a Kohathite ( 1 Chronicles 6:41 ). 5. The name of the Cushite ( 2 Chronicles 14:9-15 ) who invaded Judah in the reign of Asa. The story of this invasion is unknown to secular history, and rests solely upon the authority of the Chronicler. There has been much controversy as to its historicity, and the question is still involved in obscurity. In any case the numbers in the text of Chron. (580,000 men in Asa’s army, 1,000,000 in Zerah’s) are incredibly large.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Zerah'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/z/zerah.html. 1909.
