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Zerah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Zerah , in the Bible. 1 Younger of the twin sons of Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar. The following patronymics are apparently derived from his name: Zarhite, Izrahite, and Ezrahite. 2 Duke of Edom. Gen. 36.13,17; 1 Chron. 1.37. 3 Father of an Edomite king. 4 Same as Zohar 2. 5 Levite. 6 Leader of an Ethiopian invasion of Judah defeated by King Asa. He is not otherwise known in history.


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Tamar
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Zohar
, in the Bible. 1 Father of the owner of the cave of Machpelah . 2 Son of Simeon. An alternative form is Zerah. For the book of Zohar, see kabbalah . Read more
Izrahite
, patronymic: see Zerah 1. Read more
Ezrahite
, a patronymic: see Zerah 1. Read more
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or Zarah , same as Zerah 1. Read more

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