Zerah
Mentioned in 940 BC traditional (Jones)
An “Ethiopian,” probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the days of Asa (2 Chr. 14:9-15).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
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- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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- likely location: Mareshah1
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Zerah 21 |
| KJV | Zerah 20 |
| ASV | Zerah 22 |
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2 Chronicles1 verse
- 14:9
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.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
An “Ethiopian,” probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the days of Asa (2 Chr. 14:9-15). He reached Zephathah, and there encountered the army of Asa. This is the only instance “in all the annals of Judah of a victorious encounter in the field with a first-class heathen power in full force.” The Egyptian host was utterly routed, and the Hebrews gathered “exceeding much spoil.” Three hundred years elapsed before another Egyptian army, that of Necho (B.C. 609), came up against Jerusalem.