Zerah in the Bible

Meaning: east; brightnesspar

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And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basmath Esau's wife.

And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basmath Esau's wife.

And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.

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The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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Reuel's sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.

These were the descendants of Esau's son Reuel: tribal leaders Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the tribal leaders who descended from Reuel in the territory of Edom. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.

Reuel's descendants were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.


After Bela died, Zerah's son Jobab from Bozrah ruled in his place.

After Bela died, Zerah's son Jobab from Bozrah succeeded him.


Simeon's descendants were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul,

from Zerah, the family of the descendants of Zerah; and from Shaul, the family of the descendants of Shaul.


Sometime later, Zerah the Ethiopian went to war against him at Mareshah with an army of one million troops and 300 chariots. Asa went out to engage him in battle, and they drew up their battle lines at Mareshah in the Zephathah Valley. Asa cried out to the LORD his God, telling him, "LORD, there is no one except for you to help between the powerful and the weak. So help us, LORD God, because we're depending on you and have come against this vast group in your name. LORD, you are our God. Let no mere mortal man defeat you!" read more.
So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians right in front of Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians ran away. Asa and his army pursued the Ethiopians as far as Gerar. So many Ethiopians died that their army could not recover, because it had been shattered in the LORD's presence and in the presence of his army. The Israelis carried off a lot of plunder, too. They attacked all the cities that surrounded Gerar, because fear of the LORD had overwhelmed them. The Israelis spoiled all the cities, because there was a lot to plunder in them. They also attacked the tents of those who owned livestock and carried off lots of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.


his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.


who had been fathered by Ethni, who had been fathered by Zerah, who had been fathered by Adaiah,


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