A son of the patriarch Simeon and brother of Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul.
About Zerah
One of the sons of Simeon from whom the Zerahite clan descended (Numbers 26:13; 1 Chronicles 4:24). He is also called Zohar in Genesis 46:10 and Exodus 6:15.
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Simeon, A Wife of Simeon
- Siblings 4
- Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin
- Half-sibling
- Shaul
- Niece/Nephew
- Shallum (1 Chronicles 4:25)
- Aunt
- Dinah
- Uncles 11
- Reuben, Levi, Judah, Dan (Patriarch), Naphtali, Gad (Patriarch), Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin
- Cousins 51
- Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi, Gershon, Kohath, Merari, Jochebed, Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hushim (Genesis 46:23), Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, Shillem, Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arod, Areli, Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi (Genesis 46:17), Beriah, Serah, Tola, Puah, Jashub, Shimron, Sered, Elon (Genesis 46:14), Jahleel, Manasseh (Son of Joseph), Ephraim, Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard, Ahiram, Jediael
Key References
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.
All Scripture References (8)
Genesis (1)
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
Exodus (1)
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
Numbers (2)
the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.
These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
Joshua (1)
He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward, and the family of Zabdi was selected.
1 Chronicles (3)
The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.