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Zerah
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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(1) In Genesis 38:30; Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:20; Joshua 7:1 , Joshua 7:18 , Joshua 7:24; Joshua 22:20; 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Chronicles 9:6; Nehemiah 11:24; Matthew 1:3 , younger twin-son of Judah and Tamar, and an ancestor of Achan. In Numbers 26:20; Joshua 7:17 f he is the head of the Zerahites (also 1 Chronicles 27:11 , 1 Chronicles 27:13 ). the King James Version has "Zarah" in Genesis 38:30; Genesis 46:12 , and "Zarhites" for "Zerahites" in Numbers, Joshua and 1 Chronicles. See Curtis (Chron , 84 f) for identification of Ezrahite with Zerahite.
(2) Edomites: ( a ) an Edomite chief ( Genesis 36:13 , Genesis 36:17; 1 Chronicles 1:37 ); (b ) father of an Edomite king (Genesis 36:33; 1 Chronicles 1:44 ).
(3) Levites: ( a ) 1 Chronicles 6:21 (Hebrew verse 6); ( b ) 1 Chronicles 6:41 (Hebrew verse 26).
(4) Head of the Zerahites (Numbers 26:13 , the King James Version "Zarhites"; 1 Chronicles 4:24 ). In Numbers 26:13 = "Zohar" of Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15 . See ZOHAR , (2).
(5) Cushite king (2 Chronicles 14:9 ). See the next article
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Zerah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/z/zerah.html. 1915.
