Zerah
Zerah
zē´rə [key], 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 asZohar
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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