Zerah
Also called Zara and Zarah
Mentioned 1751 BC to AD 26 traditional (Jones)
A son of Tamar (Gen. 38:30); called also Zara (Matt. 1:3).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 25th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Achan, Pharez, Zabdi, Carmi, Hezron, Shelah, Tamar, and Calcol.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Zerah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- location not graded: Canaan1
- possible location: Valley of Achor1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 2195 BC to AD 100, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
Begat counts Zerah in 12 tagged verses across 6 books.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Zerah 21Zara 0Zarah 0 |
| KJV | Zerah 20Zara 1Zarah 1 |
| ASV | Zerah 22Zara 0Zarah 0 |
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Every verse
All 12 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis2 verses
Numbers1 verse
- 26:20
These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
Joshua4 verses
- 7:1
The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
- 7:18
And he had the family of Zabdi come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.
- 7:24
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
- 22:20
Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”
1 Chronicles3 verses
Nehemiah1 verse
- 11:24
Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
Matthew1 verse
- 1:3
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
A son of Tamar (Gen. 38:30); called also Zara (Matt. 1:3).