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Zerah
the name means Sunrise Easton's Bible Dictionary
Zerah, a son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, was a chief of Edom.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Sunrise. (1.) 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.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Reuel
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First named at Genesis 36:13.
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Verses that name Zerah
- 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.