Zerah

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. Son of Reuel

• Genesis 36:13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
• Genesis 36:17 These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
• 1 Chronicles 1:37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

2. Father of Jobab

• Genesis 36:33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
• 1 Chronicles 1:44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

3. Zerah

See Zarah

4. Son of Simeon

• Numbers 26:13 the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.
• 1 Chronicles 4:24 The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

5. A Gershonite

• 1 Chronicles 6:21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

6. A Levite

• 1 Chronicles 6:41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

7. King of Ethiopia

• 2 Chronicles 14:9–15 Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah. So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one b…