Lockyer's All the Men of the Bible – Zerah, Zarah, Zara
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Zerah, Zarah, Zara

Zerah, Zarah, Zara [Zē'rah,Zā'rah]—sprout or springing up of light.

  1. A son of Reuel, son of Esau. One of the “dukes” (Gen. 36:13, 17; 1 Chron. 1:37).
  2. The father of Jobab, second of the early kings of Edom (Gen. 36:33; 1 Chron. 1:44).
  3. One of the twins born to Judah by his daughter-in-law, Tamar (Gen. 38:30; Num. 26:20; Josh. 7:1, 24; 1 Chron. 2:4).
  4. A son of Simeon, of a tribal family (Num. 26:13; 1 Chron. 4:24). Called Zohar, meaning “dazzling whiteness” (Gen. 46:10; Exod. 6:15).
  5. A Levite of the family of Gershon (1 Chron. 6:21).
  6. The father of Ethni, a Levite (1 Chron. 6:41).
  7. The Ethiopian king who led an army against Asa but suffered a great slaughter at Mareshah (2 Chron. 14:9-15).
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