People of the Bible · Tribe of Simeon

Zerah, son of Simeon

The name Zerah means “same as Zarah.” Zerah is mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 46:10. Also called Zohar.

Family of Zerah

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Who was Zerah?

One of the sons of Simeon (Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Zerah

  • Genesis 46:10

    And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

  • Exodus 6:15

    And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.

  • Numbers 26:13

    Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:24

    The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:

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