International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Zerah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Zerah


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zē´ra (זרח, zeraḥ, meaning uncertain):

(1) In ; ; ; , , ; ; , ; ; ; , younger twin-son of Judah and Tamar, and an ancestor of Achan. In ; f he is the head of the Zerahites (also , ). the King James Version has “Zarah” in ; , 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 (, ; ); (b) father of an Edomite king (; ).

(3) Levites: (a) (Hebrew verse 6); (b) (Hebrew verse 26).

(4) Head of the Zerahites (, the King James Version “Zarhites”; ). In = “Zohar” of ; . See ZOHAR, (2).

(5) Cushite king (). See the next article