Zerah
Also called Zohar
Mentioned 1720–1451 BC traditional (Jones)
One of the sons of Simeon (Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 25th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of Egypt and the Exodus, 1706–1451 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Shaul, Jachin, Jamin, Jemuel, Canaanitish woman, Ohad, and Simeon.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Zerah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- location not graded: Canaan1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1787–1384 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
4 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Zerah 21Zohar 5 |
| KJV | Zerah 20Zohar 4 |
| ASV | Zerah 22Zohar 4 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis1 verse
- 46:10
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
Exodus1 verse
- 6:15
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
Numbers1 verse
- 26:13
the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 4:24
The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
One of the sons of Simeon (Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15).